JAKARTA – Badminton pair Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu failed to break their poor record against Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei in their comeback in the first round of the Malaysia Open 2026.
Jafar/Felisha’s journey came to an end after suffering a defeat in the straight-sets match 12-21 and 17-21 at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday (January 6, 2026).
“Today’s performance is far from what we hoped for, it’s horrible. If the cause is perhaps that we want to win too much, it becomes a pressure on ourselves, so we cannot achieve the maximum,” said Felisha.
The latest loss caused Jafar/Felisha’s record against Chen/Toh to extend to seven matches. Previously, the six defeats they suffered last year had all taken place.
The defeat began with the Indonesia Master, the Japan Open, the World Championship, the China Masters, the Australian Open and, most recently, in the default round of the BWF World Tour Finals group.
“We have never won, so we wanted to try again next year, but the game was not controlled. So it’s really ugly, I’m not sure and many die alone. Besides, Chen/Toh also played very well today,” said Jafar.
The defeat of Jafar/Felisha leaves the French women’s team with hope of Marwan Faza/Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata, who will begin their journey against Julien Maio/Lea Palermo (France).
Indonesia still has eight representatives who have not played yet. In addition to Marwan/Aisyah, the representatives who have not yet performed are doctor Jonatan Christie and Alwi Farhan, as well as doctor Putri Kusuma Wardani.
Ensuite, il ya Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, Raymond Indra / Nikolaus Joaquin et Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Meilysa Trias Puspitasari.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language.
(system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
