Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri open their Kumamoto Masters 2026 campaign against home representatives in Japan, Djarum Badminton reported.
The BWF Super 500 tournament runs from November 10 to November 15, 2026, at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, ANTARA News Manado noted. Indonesian pairs are hunting crucial ranking points to secure qualification for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals.
Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani face a newly formed Chinese combination in the opening round, juara.net reported. If pairings hold, Sabar and Reza will meet Hu Ke Yuan and Liang Wei Keng. Liang previously partnered Wang Chang before team changes ahead of the French Open 2026, while Wang was paired with Xie Haonan.
Hu and Liang exited in the opening 32-round stage during their first two tournaments together.
Kompas.com reported that compatriots Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Meilysa Trias Puspitasari also exited at the same stage against Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi by identical 18-21, 18-21 scores on Friday afternoon, sending their head-to-head record to 1-2. The defeat of Tiwi and Fadia ensured the Indonesian badminton team had no remaining representatives left in the women’s doubles semifinals.
Fadia acknowledged that physical limitations affected her movement on court during the quarterfinals against the sixth-seeded Japanese pair. “Kondisi saya memang tidak 100%, ada beberapa gerakan yang terbatas jadinya kagok tapi itu bukan alasan. Pasangan Jepang hari ini bermain lebih baik,” Fadia told the PP PBSI press team, as ANTARA News Manado cited.
“Secara permainan kami sudah benar dan tadi beberapa kali juga dapat momennya tapi kami kurang konsisten, akhirnya hilang lagi dan akhirnya kecolongan dengan pola lawan,” Tiwi told the media.
Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma also reflected on her quarterfinal exit alongside Meilysa Trias Puspitasari. “Tetap bersyukur bisa menyelesaikan pertandingan tanpa cedera meskipun hasilnya tidak seperti yang kami inginkan,” Ana said to PBSI on Friday, November 13, 2026.
Following their matches in Japan, Tiwi and Fadia look toward the Hong Kong Open 2026 scheduled for November 17–22, 2026. Participation remains subject to medical evaluations regarding Fadia’s ankle recovery. “Ke Hong Kong Open saya maunya tetap main, tapi kami mau diskusi dulu dengan pelatih dan tim medis baiknya seperti apa,” Fadia said.
Meanwhile, Alwi Farhan secured a spot in the semifinals after defeating Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah 21-17, 21-12 in 43 minutes.
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