14 Indonesian Players In Malaysia Open 2023 Round of 16, Here Are The Opponents

Posted On: January 12, 2023

Jakarta, Gatra.com – The Round of 16 of the Malaysia Open 2023 will take place today, Thursday (12/1). Playing at Axiata Arena, Malaysia from 09:00 WIB, 14 Indonesian players will compete for tickets to the next round.

Civil War will be featured in the men’s doubles sector. Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan and Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan will face off to fight for the quarter-final tickets. In the last two encounters between the two, the Ahsan/Hendra pair have excelled. However, Jeremiah, who has just recovered from his injury, also needs to be watched.

Meanwhile, Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana will face India’s seventh seed, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty. During the last two meetings between the two, Bagas / Fikri had to admit the superiority of their opponent. For this, both intend to oppose the game to the opponent.

“Facing the Indian pair, we need to be more prepared. We need to be more focused and ready to come out of the pressure of the opponents who will play the attack,” Fikri said in a written statement, quoted Thursday (12/1). .

Men’s singles representative Anthony Sinisuka Ginting will face Danish representative Anders Antonsen. Although Ginting won 4-1 in face-to-face the last encounter was in the preliminary group round of the 2021 Sudirman Cup and Antonsen won 21-9, 21-15.

India’s Prannoy HS was waiting for Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo. The last meeting between the two was in 2018, and in that time Chico won.

“Against Prannoy, I have to be more patient and ready to work hard. He too has strokes Well. I can’t play in a rush to turn off the game immediately. I have to be able to enjoy the game and enjoy it so that all my abilities can come out,” Chico said.

Meanwhile, the women’s doubles representatives will endure a fierce match. Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amalaia Cahaya Pratiwi will face world number one, Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan in this match. After excelling in the previous two encounters, the dominance of the Chinese players must be watched by Ana/Tiwi.

In addition, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti will face the third Korean representative in the world, Jeong Na Eun/Kim Hye Jeong. After meeting in the semi-finals of the Malaysian Open 2022, April/Fadia managed to win 21-14, 22-20.