Thailand Open 2023: Even Though They Just Tried It, Apri/Fadia Remains Strong

The pair Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA Indonesian women's doubles, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, successfully passed the first round of Thailand Open 2023 by defeating Scottish representatives Julie Macpherson/Ciara Torrance.

The second seed at the Super 500 level event won two straight games with a landslide score of 21-11 and 21-12 at the Indoor Stadium Huamark, Thailand, Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

Apriyani said the field conditions and the shuttlecock were very different from last week's Malaysia Masters. It forced them to adapt quickly.

"Thankfully the first match went smoothly. Earlier we took to the field still had a lot of field trials, wind and most importantly the character of the shuttlecock," said Apriyani in an official statement.

In the second round, the owner of the 2021 Vietnam SEA Games gold medal will face Japan's Rin Iwanaga/Kie Nakanishi in the second round.

The Japanese couple stepped into the next round after defeating representatives from Hong Kong, Yeung Nga Ting/Yeung Pui Lam, in a fierce three-game match.

Fadia said the trip to Thailand Open this year was just the beginning so they needed to maintain physical and mental conditions in order to achieve the target.

"Our journey is still long, after this there is still another tournament so as much as possible really take care of both physical and mental conditions. What is difficult is the maintenance of the muscles so apart from eating and resting, we continue to take the time to practice the gym," said Fadia.

Apart from Apriyani/Fadia, previously tickets for the second round of the Thailand Open 2023 had also been obtained by the pair Adnan Maulana/Nita Violina Marwah, who defeated Gregory Mairs/Jenny Moore (England).