JAKARTA - The second round match of the Badminton Asia Championship (BAC) or the 2026 Asian Badminton Championship has been completed. A total of five of Indonesia's 10 representatives managed to continue their journey to the quarter finals.
The tournament, which took place at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center, China, completed the second round of matches on Thursday, April 9, 2026, WIB evening. The Indonesian representatives who qualified consisted of one men's singles, two men's doubles, and two women's doubles.
The last quarterfinal ticket was secured by the women's doubles team of Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum. The pair sent home the fourth-seeded hosts Jia Yifan/Zhang Shu Xian in a three-game match 16-21, 21-19, and 21-9.
"It's not easy for sure (to face them). We also lost many times before we could finally take revenge. Of course, it's really happy and grateful," said Rachel in a statement received.
This is Rachel/Febi's first victory over the world's fourth-ranked pair from three clashes in the competitive arena.
On the previous two occasions at the 2025 BWF Super 750 China Masters and the 2026 BWF Super 1000 All England, Rachel/Febi were forced to surrender in the two-game match.
This victory is a sweet note for the Indonesian women's doubles at this year's Badminton Asia Championship. Previously, Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti had also reached the quarterfinals after defeating the third seed from South Korea, Baek Ha-na/Lee So-hee.
"The victory of Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti will certainly be our motivation to win today because they can prove that they can win against opponents who are not easy," said Rachel.
The other three Indonesian representatives who managed to secure the ticket to the last eight were the men's singles Jonatan Christie and the men's doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Ali Faathir Rayhan/Devin Artha Wahyudi.
The names confirmed to return in the second round are Alwi Farhan, Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu, Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah, Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, and Putri Kusuma Wardani.
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