JAKARTA Indonesian men's doubles, Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin, managed to secure a place in the semifinals of the Korea Masters 2025.
They continued their journey in this tournament thanks to defeating the second seed hosts, Kang Min-hyuk/Ki Dong-ju, two straight games 21-14 and 21-11 on Friday, November 7, 2025.
"Praise God, I was able to play smoothly without injury. Earlier, it was running according to the initial plan, the concept continued to attack," said Nikolaus.
This is their first win over the flagship pair in the tournament so far. In addition, it was also their first win over the South Korean pair.
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Raymond/Nikolaus will then be tested by third seed Chen Zhi Yi/Presley Smith. The couple from the United States went to the semifinals after beating Chia Weijie/Lwi Sheng Hao from Malaysia.
"To face tomorrow's semifinal match (November 8, 2025), we want to watch the opponent's candidate game first and maintain conditions," said Raymond.
Indonesia has placed a total of two representatives in the semifinals of this Super 300 BWF level tournament. One other ticket was obtained by Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah must feel defeat. The results obtained by the badminton player from Madura made it certain that the Indonesian men's singles were exhausted.
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