JAKARTA – Men’s doubles Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana did not want to be content with leading Indonesian badminton men’s doubles to beat Singapore to qualify for the final of the 2025 Thailand Games.
Leo/Bagas emerged as the decider of the victory when he went down against Donovan Willard Wee/Jia Hao Howin Wong in the fourth match, Monday, December 8, 2025, WIB evening.
They beat their opponent in two straight games 21-12 and 21-19 and locked down Indonesia’s 3-1 victory against the opposing team to secure the meeting with Malaysia in the final match.
“Of course, don’t get too complacent. Tomorrow we will play against Malaysia, whose power is quite consistent. The Indonesian Team must prepare in the best conditions, concentrate and not let go,” said Leo.
Indonesia’s trip against Singapore was opened by men’s singles Alwi Farhan. The 2023 junior world champion was forced to go to three games against Loh Kean Yew, the 10th-ranked badminton player in the world today.
Indonesia’s two points were then provided by Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani men’s doubles and Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah men’s singles. Leo/Bagas then managed to break out of the second game pressure against Donovan/Jia to win.
“The second match, the opponent had more courage to open, several times we attacked without having points and on the contrary we suffered counterattacks. They have a lot of points from there,” Leo said.
The match against Malaysia is a replay of the final of the 2023 Cambodia East Southeast Games. At the time, Indonesia won and brought home the gold medal.
In addition to the men’s team, Indonesia also managed to place the Mere team in the final round. Kusuma Wardani and his friends advanced to the finals by defeating Malaysia with a score of 3-2.
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