Bend Olympic Champion Fajar/Rian To Semifinals Of Indonesia Masters 2022

JAKARTA - Indonesian men's doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto managed to secure the final ticket to the semifinals of the Indonesia Masters 2022.

The fifth seed won over the Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist from Chinese Taipei Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin with a score of 21-15 and 21-18 at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, on Friday, June 10 evening.

Fajar/Rian became the second men's doubles to qualify for the semifinals. Previously, the first seed Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon had obtained the semifinal ticket.

In addition to the two men's doubles, Indonesia also secured two other tickets, each from the women's doubles and men's singles.

The ticket in the women's doubles number was obtained by the 2021 SEA Games Hanoi gold winner Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti. The pair qualified after defeating Korea's second seed, Lee So Hee/Shin Cheung Chan.

The other ticket was pocketed by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. The sixth world ranking reached the last four after overthrowing the representative from Malaysia, Lee Zii Jia.

Meanwhile, there were two representatives who were eliminated in the quarter-finals. They are women's doubles Febby Valencia Dwijayanti/Ribka Sugiarto and mixed doubles Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari.