JAKARTA Indonesian men's singles badminton players, Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah and Alwi Farhan, compactly secured tickets to the 2025 Thailand SEA Games quarter-finals.
Ubed, Ubaidillah's nickname, kept his hopes at this biennial sporting event by defeating Le Duc Phat from Vietnam in three games 17-21, 21-9, and 21-19 on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
"Alhamdulillah, today can be given a victory, smoothly without injury as well. Even though the game was a bit tight, I was able to overcome that," Ubed said in a statement.
Ubed, who was previously part of the men's team team when he won the gold medal yesterday, then faced a tough challenge against Loh Kean Yew's first seed.
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The men's singles belonging to Singapore reached the last eight thanks to the victory of two straight games 21-17 and 21-19 against Jewel Angelo Albo from the Philippines.
"Tomorrow against Loh Kean Yew, his mind must be strengthened mentally. I hope to make a surprise in this first SEA Games," said the badminton player assisted by PB Djarum.
As for Alwi, who was the second seed in the biennial multi-branch event, reached the quarter-finals by defeating Nguyen Hai Dang (Vietnam) two games 21-17 and 21-15.
The 2023 junior world champion will then face off against Goodminton Villaflor from the Philippines, who won over Laos men's singles, namely Xayyalath Soukaksavat.
Indonesian men's singles is the defending champion in the individual badminton event. In the 2023 edition in Cambodia, Indonesia got gold through Christian Adinata.
At that time, the Indonesian badminton team managed to become the overall champion with five gold medals from individual numbers and one from the men's team number.
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