China Masters 2023: Visa Constraints Make Ana/Tiwi Dreams Pupus

The pair Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi failed to appear at the 2023 China Masters due to visa constraints (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA The hope of the women's doubles Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi to realize the dream at the 2023 China Masters has disappeared due to visa problems.

Ana/Tiwi are scheduled to fight their compatriot Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at noon WIB.

However, Ana/Tiwi's arrival to China was investigated by visa problems so that Apri/Fadia were declared qualified for the second round through a walkover (WO) victory.

Ana/Tiwi are constrained in the administration of arrivals to Shenzhen, China. In this case, there is a problem with the visa," said the head coach of the women's doubles, Eng Hian, in a statement received.

Ana/Tiwi are actually scheduled to arrive Monday, November 20, 2023 evening. However, the problematic visas prevented them from leaving for the Bamboo Curtain country.

"So like it or not, it must be decided that Ana/Tiwi cannot play at the 2023 China Masters this time," said Eng Hian.

Apri/Fadia who won the walkover over their colleagues at the Cipayung national training camp (Pelatnas) will then meet Margot Lambert/Anne Tran from France.

On paper, Apri/Fadia lead a 1-0 win-loss record over Margot/Anne. Their one-one win came at the Hylo Open 2023.