JAKARTA – Indonesian badminton player Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah and Alwi Farhan jointly secured their place in the quarter-final of the 2025 Thailand Eastern Games.
Ubed, nickname Ubaidillah, maintained his hope in this biennial sports festival by beating Le Duc Phat of Vietnam in three games 17-21, 21-9 and 21-19 on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
“Alhamdulillah, today we can give ourselves a victory, without injury. Although the game was a bit close, I can overcome it,” Ubed said in a statement.
Ubed, who was part of the men’s badminton team in yesterday’s gold victory, then had a tough challenge against first seed Loh Kean Yew.
The one-man man from Singapore reached the last eight with a straight set victory 21-17, 21-19 over Jewel Angelo Albo of the Philippines.
“Tomorrow, Loh Kean Yew, we must strengthen him mentally. I hope I can make a surprise at these first Southeast Asian State Games,” said PB bubbler Djarum.
As for Alwi, who has the status of best runner-up in the annual multi-sport festival, he reached the quarter-finals by defeating Nguyen Hai Dang (Vietnam) in two games 21-17 and 21-15.
The 2023 world junior champion will next face Clarence Villaflor of the Philippines, who beat the only Lao player, Xayyalath Souksavat.
Indonesian men are the reigning champions in the individual sport of badminton. During the 2023 edition in Cambodia, Indonesia won gold by Christian Adinata.
At the time, the Indonesian badminton team was crowned victorious with five gold medals – four in the individual medals and one in the men’s doubles medals.
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