JAKARTA – Badminton player Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo hopes that Indonesia can make life difficult for South Korea (South Korea) when they meet in the semi-finals of the Asian Badminton Doubles Championship or the Asian Badminton Doubles Championship (BATC) 2026.
The clashes between Indonesia and South Korea will take place at Qingdao Conson Gymnasium, China on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The match will start at 10:00 local time or 09:00 Indonesia time.
“Tomorrow we meet South Korea, we know they are not an easy opponent. They have a lot of top players, so I hope the team can bring out the best and biggest play and fight until the end,” Ester said.
Ester decided Indonesia’s victory in the match against Thailand in the quarter-final on Friday February 6, 2026, which ended with a close score of 3-2.
The other two points for Indonesia came from women’s doubles Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari and Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti.
This is Ester’s second return match victory at the tournament after a long absence since last May. Another victory was previously when Indonesia faced Hong Kong in the first group match.
“What is positive is being able to come down here, after two games back, I tried to get back into the atmosphere of the match. I hope that with the results of these two matches I can come back better and better,” Ester said.
South Korea, led by world No. 1 An Se-young, continued its path to the semi-finals by beating Malaysia 3-0.
On paper, South Korea are by far the favorites against Indonesia tomorrow. In addition to An Se-young, they also set up the women’s doubles Baek Ha-na/Kim Hye-jeong.
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