JAKARTA – The Indonesian badminton team also secured the ticket to the finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian State Games by securing a dramatic 3-2 victory over Malaysia at Thamasat Rangsit Gym 4 on Monday, December 8, 2025.
Kusuma Wardani, who opened the Indonesian fight, was there to fight Karupathevan Letshanaa in the first game. He dominated the first and second games, which allowed him to finish the game with a score of 21-9 and 21-10.
The most recent victory saw Princess improve her win-loss record against Karupathevan to 4-0. Three previous victories were recorded at the 2019 Malaysia International Series, 2024 Indonesia Masters and 2024 Asian Badminton Team Championships.
Malaysia then leveled the score after 2025 Australian Open winning pair Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum suffered a loss to women’s doubles Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan.
On paper, Rachel/Febi, who is not favorite to win, could offer tough resistance in the trio 14-21, 21-17 and 16-21 against the pair who currently occupy second place in the world.
Indonesia already lost points in the next game played by Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. The second tennis player lost against Wong Ling Ching and suffered a three-game defeat 20-22, 21-15 and 16-21.
The women’s pair, Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Meilysa Trias Puspitasari, then tied the score at 2-2 when they went down to the fourth. They won two matches against Go Pei Kee/Toh Ee Wei in two sets 21-10 and 21-9.
Indonesia’s victory was then determined by women’s singles Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari. She secured the final ticket for the team by winning 21-18 and 21-16 in a two-game straight match.
In the last round, Indonesia will face Thailand. The hosts first secured their ticket to the final round by securing a convincing 3-0 victory over Singapore.
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