India Open 2023 Quarter-Final Schedule: Steep Road For Indonesia Representatives

Indonesian men's singles, Jonatan Christie. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA - The 2023 India Open badminton tournament has entered the quarter-finals. There are four Indonesian representatives who will compete in the top eight which will take place today, Friday, January 20.

It is predicted that the journey of the Red and White athletes will not be easy. The players must be ready for maximum combat because the opponents they face can be difficult.

From the men's singles number, fourth seed Jonatan Christie must be ready to undergo a tiring match to face a badminton player from Taiwan, Chou Tien Chen.

"To face Chou Tien Chen in the quarter-finals, plus the heavy character of the shuttlecock, I must be prepared to be tired. Opponents are also not easy to be stopped," said Jonathan, as quoted from Antara.

Of the 10 matches he has played against Chou, Jonathan has ensured that his opponent is difficult to beat because he has a high level of energy. Even so, Jonatan's age, which is seven years younger, is expected to be a helper in overcoming Chou in the 11th meeting this time.

"Hopefully, with my younger age and more power, I can overcome opponents," said Jonathan.

From the men's doubles side, the world number one pair Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto will face Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel from Germany.

Even though they hold a 2-1 lead from their meeting record against Mark/Marvin, the Indonesian duo has always been forced to play in three games lasting around one hour in order to win.

In fact, their last two meetings took place in the last 16 of the Malaysia Open, respectively in the 2022 and 2023 editions last week.

"We have to be better prepared in implementing strategies. It's not easy to fight against German representatives. We have to be prepared to fight tough like when we met them at the last Malaysia Open," said Fajar.

Apart from Jonatan and Fajar/Rian, two other Indonesian representatives were compact against opponents from China. Men's singles Anthony Sinisuka Ginting will meet Li Shi Feng, while men's doubles Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon will face Liang Wei Kiang/Wang Chang.

The following is the schedule of matches for Indonesian badminton players in the quarter-finals of the BWF Super 750 India Open 2023 in New Delhi, Friday which starts at 13.30 WIB:

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting vs Li Shi Feng (China)

Jonathan Christie vs Chou Tien Chen (Taiwan)

Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto vs Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel (Germany)

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon vs Liang Wei Kiang/Wang Chang (China)