Fajar alfian/muhammad Shohibul Fikriโข Advance to โchina Masters 2025โข Quarterfinals with Comeback Victory
Indonesian duo Fajarโ Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri โคsecured their place in theโค quarterfinals โฃofโ the China Masters 2025, overcoming aโข first-game deficit to defeat sixth-seeded Chinese pair Liang weikeng and Wang Chang. The match, held at the Shenzhen Arena onโ Thursday โafternoon (Septemberโ 18th), concluded with a score ofโฃ 16-21, 21-15, โค21-18.
This victory marks aโฃ significant achievement for Fajar/Fikri, propelling them into theโค top eight ofโ the prestigious โคChina Masters tournament.Theirโค performance demonstrates resilience and tactical adaptability, โpositioning them as contenders in โa fieldโ ofโค highly-ranked international competitors. The pair โwill now face third seeds goh Sze Fei andโข nur Izzuddin of Malaysia in the โฃquarterfinal round, continuing their โpursuit of a championship โขtitle.
the Indonesianโฃ pair initially struggled,falling behind earlyโ in the first game after a 2-2 tie,eventually losing 21-16. Liang/Wang establishedโฃ a strong lead, reachingโ a 17-12 advantage before closing โout the โgame.
Fajar/fikriโค responded emphatically โin theโฃ second game, โquickly gaining momentum with a 6-1 lead and extending itโ to 8-3. thay maintained โtheir advantage, reaching the interval at 11-7 โคand โultimately โขwinningโข the game 21-15, forcing a decisiveโค third game.
The third game saw Fajar/Fikri take an early lead, establishing a 5-1 and then an 8-4โ advantage.โ They continued to buildโฃ on their lead, reaching 12-5 after the interval andโ extending it to 17-10. Despite a lateโข surge from Liang/Wang,โ who narrowed the โgap with fourโ consecutive points, Fajar/Fikri secured the โฃvictory 21-18, claiming โtheir spotโค in the quarterfinals.
(rin/krs)