Australian Open 2026: Women's Doubles Fail to Repeat Last Season's Success

Women's doubles Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari. (PBSI file)

JAKARTA - The women's doubles sector failed to create a final for fellow Indonesian representatives at the 2026 BWF Super 500 Australia Open. They couldn't repeat the achievements achieved last year at the same tournament.

The failure came after only the pair of Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari managed to reach the top round by defeating Hsu Yin-Hui/Lin Jhih Yun (Chinese Taipei) in a three-game match 15-21, 21-14, 21-10 on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

"Alhamdulillah we can win and go to the final. In the first game, the game was not according to plan, but in the second and third games, we were able to implement the game we wanted," said Meilysa after the match.

Febriana/Meilysa were last year's finalists at the Australian Open. At that time, they failed to bring home the title because they lost to their compatriots Rachel Allessy Rose/Febi Setianingrum in three games.

"It must be nice to be back in the final here, but it's not over yet, there's still tomorrow so we have to be more motivated and all out," said Meilysa.

Rachel/Febi also actually reached the semifinals in this year's edition. However, they failed to reach the final after losing to the first-seeded Jia Yi Fan/Zhang Shu Xian in three games 16-21, 22-20, and 16-21.

Rachel/Febi's defeat automatically made the dream final like last year fail to repeat. In addition, Indonesia's chances to keep the women's doubles title are slim because Jia/Zhang are certainly more favored against Febriana/Meilysa.

"Of course we are not satisfied [with this basil], but it must be accepted. In the future we will try to make it better," said Rachel.

Indonesia still has a chance to add a final ticket because there are still three representatives who are fighting. They are Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, Moh Zaki Ubaidillah, and Alwi Farhan.

For the men's singles, there is a potential meeting between fellow Indonesian representatives if Alwi and Ubed both win. Alwi will fight against Jason Gunawan (Hong Kong), while Ubed faces Dong Tian Yao (China).