Jakarta, CNNIIndonesia —
Indonesia sent 15 representatives to participate in the tournament badminton Thailand Masters 2023 which will take place at Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, from January 30 to February 5.
Most of Indonesia’s top players were absent from the Thailand Masters 2023, which has BWF Super 300 tournament status. There were no names like Jonatan Christie, Anthony Ginting, or doubles like Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia.
In men’s singles, Indonesia only sent Christian Adinata who will face Magnus Johannesen in the qualifying round. There were two women’s singles playing: Putri Kusuma Wardani and Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi.
Double numbers are more representative. Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin, who just won the 2023 Indonesia Masters on Sunday (1/29), will appear as the fourth seed in the 2023 Thailand Masters.
Men’s doubles Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana and Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan will also compete in the Thailand Open this time.
In women’s doubles, there are the names Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi who are the fourth seeds, and Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari/Rachel Allessya Rose.
Meanwhile, in mixed doubles, there is Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati who are the fourth seeds, Zachariah Josiahno Sumanti/Hediana Julimarbela, ahead of Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.
List of Indonesian players in Thailand Masters 2023 based on provisional draw
Singles men
– Christian Adinata vs Magnus Johannesen (Denmark) Qualifying
Ladies singles
– Beiwen Zhang (United States of America) against Kusuma Wardani’s daughter
– Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi vs Thet Htar Thuzar (Myanmar) Qualifying
Men’s doubles
– Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan (6) v Torjus Flaatten/Vegard Rikheim (Norway)
– Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana (3) against Pharanyu Kaosamaang/Worrapol Thongsa-Nga (Thailand)
– Patience Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani vs Qualifying (Q1)
– Rasmus Kjaer/Frederik Sogaard (Denmark) against Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Martin (4)
– Muhammad Rayhan Nur Fadillah/Rahmat Hidayat vs Boon Xin Yuan/Wong Tien Ci (Malaysia) Qualifying
Ladies’ Doubles
– Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi (4) vs Qualifying (Q1)
– Pichamon Phatcharaphisutsin/Nannapas Sukklad (Thailand) against Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari/Rachel Allessya Rose
Mixed doubles
– Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati (4) v Reddy B. Sumeeth/Ashwini Ponnappa (India)
– Qualification (Q1) against Zachariah Josiahno Sumanti/Hediana Julimarbela
– Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja vs Qualifying (Q2)
– Lee Jhe-Huei/Hsu Ya Ching (China Taipei) against Akbar Bintang Cahyono/Marsheilla Gischa Islami
– Amri Syahnawi/Winny Oktavina Kandow vs Cheng Xing/Chen Fang Hui (China) Qualifying
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