JAKARTA - The Fajar Alfian/ Muhammad Shohibul Fikri pair successfully qualified for the quarter-finals of the Korea Masters 2025 to keep Indonesia's men's doubles hopes alive.
The 2025 China Open champion secured tickets after winning two straight games 21-19 and 21-9 against Kenya Mitsuhoshi/Hiroki Okamura from Japan on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
Fajar/Fikri are the only remaining men's doubles in this tournament after Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana and Muhammad Rian Ardianto/Yeremia Rambitan lost in the first round.
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Besides Fajar/Fikri, the ticket to the quarter-finals was also obtained by Putri Kusuma Wardani. This badminton player who was born in Tangerang is also the only hope in the women's singles sector.
Putri got a ticket after defeating Pai Yu Po from China Taipei. The fourth-seeded badminton player won in two straight games 21-14 and 21-13.
In the quarter-finals, Putri will face host representative Kim Ga-eun, who qualified after stopping Chinese seed Gao Fang Jie.
Women and Kim have previously clashed three times in competitive events. Putri won their first duel in 2022 and lost twice the following year.
Indonesia has placed a total of five representatives in the quarter-finals. The other three tickets were secured by Jonatan Christie, Alwi Farhan, and Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah.
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