Kumamoto Japan Masters 2024: Three Men's Doubles Qualify For The Second Round

Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana managed to advance to the second round of the Kumamoto Japan Masters 2024 (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA Three Indonesian men's doubles pairs who played on the first day of the Kumamoto Masters compactly secured a ticket to the round of 16 on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.

The three couples are Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, and finally Muhammah Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Martin.

Indonesia's first ticket was secured by Leo/Bagas. The pair escaped after rising from behind to stop the Chinese Taipei doubles, Fang-Chih Lee/Fang-Jen Lee, with a score of 15-21, 21-15, and 21-13.

In the initial draw, Leo/Daniel actually met their colleague, Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Martin. However, this did not happen after there were men's doubles who decided to withdraw.

"We are also grateful to be able to avoid Daniel/Fikri in the first half. It's a shame if we have to meet in the beginning. We want to find ranking points together," said Bagas.

The change made Fikri/Daniel finally meet the Chinese Taipei doubles, Chen Zhi Ray/Lin Yu Chieh. They also had to fight three games 21-13, 16-21, and 21-17 to qualify for the second round.

In the second round, Fikri/Daniel will again face the pair from China Taipei again, namely Liu Kuang Heng/Yang Po Han. This double escaped after defeating the Malaysian representative, CHOng Hon Jian/Muhammad Haikal.

Meanwhile, Fajar/Rian set foot in the round of 16 after stopping the men's doubles from the United States, Chen Zhi Yi/Presley Smith, with the final score 25-23 and 21-11.

Fajar/Rian will then be challenged by the Malaysian pair, Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee. In the previous three clashes, Fajar/Rian was always recorded as the winner.

Indonesia still has one more men's doubles pair that have not played the first round, namely Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. They will only duel tomorrow againstung Chien-Wei/Wei Chun Wei.