Indonesia Wins Three Titles at the 2026 Polytron Pontianak International Challenge
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At a glance
- Indonesia won three of five titles at the Polytron Pontianak International Challenge 2026, including men’s doubles, men’s singles and mixed doubles.
- Wahyu Agung Prasetyo and Pulung Ramadhan won the men’s doubles title in their first tournament together.
- Dejan Ferdinansyah and Apriyani Rahayu claimed the mixed doubles title after a three-game final against Chinese Taipei.
Indonesia took three titles at the Polytron Pontianak International Challenge 2026, winning the men’s doubles, men’s singles and mixed doubles competitions at the BWF Super 100 tournament.
Wahyu Agung Prasetyo and Pulung Ramadhan defeated fellow Indonesians Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan and Patra Harapan Rindorindo 22-20, 21-15 in the men’s doubles final in Pontianak. The seventh seeds were playing their first tournament as a pair.
Thankfully, we feel happy and relieved to become champions in our first tournament together.
Wahyu credited regular communication and reviews during training for helping them develop quickly. “Thankfully, we feel happy and relieved to become champions in our first tournament together,” he said. Pulung said two months of preparation had strengthened their confidence. “We did good preparation over the past two months. We did not expect to win, but we believed we had a chance. The focus was one match at a time,” he said.
We did good preparation over the past two months. We did not expect to win, but we believed we had a chance. The focus was one match at a time.
Dejan Ferdinansyah and Apriyani Rahayu won the mixed doubles title after a demanding final against Chinese Taipei’s Sheng-Ming Lin and Liang Ching Sun. They lost the first game but prevailed 19-21, 27-25, 21-19.
Dejan said the victory could help the new partnership build confidence. “Thankfully, we are very happy and grateful to win the title here. This can be a foundation for us to start, build trust and build confidence in each other,” he said. India won the women’s singles title, while South Korea took the women’s doubles crown.
Thankfully, we are very happy and grateful to win the title here. This can be a foundation for us to start, build trust and build confidence in each other.
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