JAKARTA – Badminton players Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Jafar Hidayatullah / Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu were excluded from the Thailand Masters 2026 which took place this week.
The badminton pair’s coach, Indra Widjaja, said Ginting could not participate in the tournament as he was still recovering from a knee injury suffered at the 2026 Indonesian Masters last week.
“We hope that Ginting will be 100% fit again when the Asian Doubles Cup starts next week,” Indra said in a statement released by the media.
Ginting previously played two matches at the Indonesia Masters 2026. He started his fight by qualifying, passing the first round in the main draw, then withdrew in the second round before the match against Jia Heng Jason Teh.
The owner of an Olympic bronze medal has joined the Indonesian team for the Asian Doubles Championship next month. The tournament is decided to be held from February 3 to 8, 2026 in Qingdao, China.
Meanwhile, Jafar/Felisha withdrew from the tournament because Felisha was disturbed in the right arm in the semi-final loss of the Indonesian Masters 2026.
“Then I discussed with the medical team, the director of Binpres and the head coach, and it was finally decided to withdraw him from the Thailand Masters to concentrate as much as possible on recovery,” said mixed doubles coach Rionny Mainaky.
The Thailand Masters 2026 will take place from January 27 to February 1. Indonesia was represented by a total of 23 represented at the BWF Super 300 level tournament.
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