Badminton News: No less than seven Indonesian representatives will face off in the Round of 16 of the BWF Swiss Open World Tour Super 300 tournament which kicks off on Thursday (3/23) evening WIB which will take place in St. Jakobshalle Basel, Switzerland.
On court 1, the champion of England 2022 who is also the 15th ranked pair in the world, Bagas Maulana / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri will start the top 16 match of the Swiss Open 2023 against the representatives of Taiwan, Lee Jhe Huei / Yang Po Hsuan .
Head to head, Bagas/Fikri are currently 1-2 behind the Taiwanese pair with the latest loss coming in the last 32 of the Hylo Open 2022, 17-12, 18-21.
All England 2023 semi-finalists Rehan Naufal Kushanjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati will face a pair from Japan, Hiroki Midorikawa/Natsu Saito, while Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari will face a pair from Denmark, Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Boje.
Indonesian women’s doubles pair, Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi will try to book tickets for the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open 2023 against representatives of Japan, Rena Miyaura / Ayako Sakuramoto, while second seeds Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti are challenged by representatives of Thailand, Supissara Paewsampran / Puttita Supajirakul.
Putri Kusuma Wardani faces a tough road when she meets India’s former world champion and defending champion, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, while Gregoria Mariska Tunjung will continue her positive streak against Canadian representative Michelle Li.
Keywords: Indonesia, Bagas Maulana, Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, Swiss Open 2023
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