JAKARTA The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has set a target for the men's doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri to come out as champions of the 2025 Australian Open which will take place next week.
The Super 500 BWF level tournament will be held on 18-23 November 2025 at Sydney Olympic Park. In addition to the double number, the men's singles are also targeted to win there.
The Head of PBSI's Development and Achievement Division, Eng Hian, hopes that Fajar/Fikri can get their second title after only being runner-up on three consecutive occasions.
"The results at the Australian Open are very important for Fajar/Fikri to be able to participate in the World Tour Final which will take place in December," said Eng Hian in a statement.
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Fajar/Fikri have always been in a positive appearance since they were united. In total, they have reached four finals from the seven tournaments they participated in, the other managed to bear fruit.
These results make them now have a chance to appear in the BWF World Tour Final. However, traveling at the 2025 Australian Open will be a fate determination.
Eng Hian said that PBSI actually wanted to field Fajar/Fikri at the Japan Kumamoto Masters 2025 this week, which is also at the BWF Super 500 level like Australia.
"Because it is constrained by the process of making Japanese visas which takes a long time, for the player departure program we have adjusted," he said.
Fajar/Fikri have not tasted the title since the champions at the 2025 China Open last July. Their best journey after that was runners-up at the Korea Open, Denmark Open, and the 2025 French Open.
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