Indonesia is guaranteed a menS doubles โฃtitle at the current tournament after Fajar Alfian โand Muhammad โRian Ardianto will face Raymond Indra and Joaquinโ Fieger in the final. Following their semi-final โvictory, fajar expressed gratitude for the emergence of โnew Indonesian talent in men’s doubles, specifically acknowledging Raymondโ and Joaquin’s rise.
The โall-Indonesian final marks a critically important moment for the nation’s badminton program, signaling โฃaโข successful โฃregeneration of competitive players in the men’sโค doubles discipline. Fajar and Fikri, a relatively new pairing formed mid-year, have quickly become contenders, while Raymond and โคJoaquin represent a new wave of Indonesian badminton stars. โ”We are grateful that there is a regeneration of men’s doubles who are readyโค to compete at โคthe top level, hopefully they can be consistent. But if we talk about tomorrow, we want to be the champions,” fajar โstated, according to a PBSI release.Fikri echoed his partner’s sentiment, emphasizing the need to reduce unforced errors in the final match. “In the evaluation earlier, weโ still made a โlot of our own mistakes. Tomorrow we have to minimizeโข this,” he said.
Beyond the men’s doubles, Indonesia also secured a spot in the women’s doubles final, featuring Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari against Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum.