Badminton News: Indonesian men’s singles badminton veteran, Tommy Sugiarto has managed to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia International Challenge 2023 tournament held at PBSI Pancing Sports Hall, Medan, North Sumatra.
Occupying the 15th seed, the former world number 3 managed to defeat his compatriot Yohanes Saut Marcellyno in two close matches in a row with the score of 22-20, 21-17 in 68 minutes.
Also, in the quarter-finals on Friday (1/9), Tommy Sugiarto will meet Pelatnas Cipayung player Tegar Sulistio who managed to record a win over Indian player Pranay Katta in two consecutive matches with a score of 21-16. and 21-18 in 44 minutes.
Meanwhile, seventh seed Alwi Farhan had no trouble advancing to the quarter-finals of the Indonesia International Challenge 2023 after Malaysian opponent Chua Kim Sheng decided to withdraw. due to injury.
In addition, Alwi Farhan will try to book a place in the semi-finals against an Indian player, Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar, who had already won the men’s singles from Thailand, Saran Jamsri thanks to a close rubber battle with a score of 23-21. , 19-21 and 21-14 in 59 minutes.
In other matches, Red and White representative Krishna Adi Nugraha managed to reach the quarter-finals by defeating eighth-seeded Malaysian Ong Ken Yon in a tight game in 50 minutes with a score of 21-11, 17-. 21, 21-18.
In the quarter-finals, Krishna Adi Nugraha will meet the winner between Indonesian representatives, Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay and Malaysian player Kok Jing Hong, who will face each other this afternoon.
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