Shesar Hiren Rhustavito. Photo: Badminton Photo
Indonesia itself has fielded 17 representatives at the 2023 Thailand Open. According to the results of the draw, two players will face tough opponents in the round of 16, namely Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in the men’s singles sector. and Putri Kusuma Wardani in the women’s singles sector.
Vito – nickname of Shesar – became one of the three representatives of the Red-White team in the men’s singles sector. The 29th ranked player in the world immediately met China’s fourth seed, Li Shi Feng.
Meanwhile, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo will be battling Canadian ace Brian Yang. Then Christian Adinata had to beat India’s Sameer Verma first in the qualifying quarter-finals to get a ticket to the main round.
The only Indonesian representative in the women’s singles sector, Putri Kusuma Wardani, also had a tough opponent. The player who goes by the colloquial name Putri KW met the third Chinese seed, He Bing Jiao.
Moving on to men’s doubles, Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri were challenged by the Indian duo Krishna Prasad Garada/Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala in the round of 16. Meanwhile, Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan was challenged by Ayato Endo/Yuta Takei from Japan.
Next, Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon await their qualifying round opponents. Meanwhile, the untrained pair, Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh. Reza Pahlevi Isfahani struggled in the qualifying round against Canada’s Kevin Lee/Ty Alexander Lindeman.
The second seed, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti won the second round from 32 opponents, namely Julie Macpherson/Ciana Torrance of Scotland. Meanwhile, Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amalia Cahya Pratiwi, who are the seventh seed, clashed with South Korea’s Lee Yu Lim/Shin Seung Chan.
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