Chico Following, The Host Secures 3 Semifinal Tickets For The Indonesia Masters 2023

JAKARTA The men's singles Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo successfully stepped into the semifinals of the Indonesia Masters 2023. The 23rd place in the world secured the victory of two straight games 21-16 and 21-16 over Canadian representative Brian Yang at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Friday, January 27, 2023.

"From the start I was able to control the opponent and was able to implement everything well," Chico said regarding the key to his victory in a press conference after the match.

Before Chico, the semifinal ticket from the men's singles number had already been secured by Jonatan Christie. Jojo, Jonatan's nickname, passed after defeating India's representative, Lakshya Sen.

The escape of Jojo and Chico made Indonesia get three tickets to the semifinals. Another ticket was pocketed by the men's doubles Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin who won over Keiichiro Matsui/Yoshinori Takeuchi (Japan).

Meanwhile, six Indonesian representatives had to be stuck in the quarter-finals. Two mixed doubles each, two men's doubles, one women's doubles, and one women's singles.

The mixed doubles that ran aground were Jafar Hidayatullah/Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata and Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.

Then the men's doubles that stopped were Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and world number one Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto.

Meanwhile, one women's doubles and singles were confirmed to be eliminated, namely Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti and Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.