JAKARTA - Indonesian men's doubles Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Marthin had to settle for being runners-up at the BWF World Tour Super 300 Swiss Open 2025 tournament.
They lost to the Thai pair, Kittinupong Kedren/Dechapol Puavaranukroh with a score of 15-21, 21-18, 14-21 in the final match which took place at St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Sunday night WIB.
This defeat also ensured that Indonesia failed to bring home the title from the event, considering that Fikri/Daniel were the only representatives of Merah Putih who managed to reach the final.
Fikri/Daniel started the match with confidence and had taken the lead first.
However, Kittinupong/Dechapol showed their resilience by equalizing and turning the lead in the first game interval with a score of 11-6.
The Thai pair's aggressive attacks made it difficult for Fikri/Daniel to finally lose the first game 15-21.
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The second game was tighter. Fikri/Daniel tried to get up and managed to catch up on crucial points.
After trailing 9-11 at the interval, they were able to turn things around to 19-18 and finally won the second game with a 21-18 win.
Entering the deciding game, the duel was getting fiercer. However, the dominance of Kittinupong/Dechapol was unstoppable.
The Thai pair appeared more aggressive and continued to press until finally securing victory with a score of 21-14.
This result made the pair's meeting record 1-1. Previously, Fikri/Daniel had defeated Kittinupong/Dechapol in their first meeting at the 2025 Super 300 Thailand Masters with a score of 21-17, 21-13.
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