JAKARTA – The Indonesian badminton team emerged victorious at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand and exceeded the gold target in the two-year multi-sport sports festival.
Badminton collectively brought home three gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals after the individual medals were settled during the finals held on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
From an individual perspective, the first gold medal was won by men’s tennis player Alwi Farhan. The second seed beat his compatriot Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah in three sets 13-21, 21-8 and 21-12.
“Before playing in the Eastern Pacific Games, I had some tough times, but I appreciated myself quite a bit because I don’t get easily challenged by any conditions,” Alwi said in an official statement.
The individual’s gold was then passed on by the men’s doubles Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. The third seed defeated the Malaysian first seed, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, in two straight games.
This victory is special for Sabar/Reza as they were not included in the 2025 SEA Games team. Their name was only added to the list at the last minute to replace Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin.
“Of course, it’s very happy, very grateful. It is one of the extraordinary blessings that we were able to enter the SEA Games team at the last minute. We can give the best performance, whether individually,” Sabar said.
Sabar/Reza defeated Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik in succession in Thailand this year. Previously, in the doubles final, they also won two straight games to help Indonesia secure a gold medal.
“There is a self-confidence when we step on the field because our record is better than Aaron/Soh’s. A few days ago we met for the first time in the doubles final, but we are still attentive because they definitely have to evaluate our game,” said Sabar.
The achievement of these three gold medals exceeded the target designated by the government, which was only two gold medals. PBSI had actually started with a goal of only bothering to fight for a gold medal.
This overall champion repeated the precedent of Indonesia in Cambodia in 2023. At that time, badminton achieved five gold medals, four of which were within the framework of the individual number.
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