Indonesian Pair Reaches Badminton World Championships Quarterfinals After Opponent Retires
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- Indonesian women's doubles pair Rachel Allessya Rose and Febi Setianingrum advanced to the BWF World Championships quarterfinals.
- They secured their spot after their Japanese opponents, Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto, retired during their round of 16 match.
- Rose and Setianingrum are preparing to face China's Li Yi Jing and Luo Xu Min in the next round.
Indonesian women's doubles pair Rachel Allessya Rose and Febi Setianingrum have secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships 2026. Their advancement came after the second-seeded Japanese duo, Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto, withdrew from their round of 16 match.
It's not the way we wanted to win, but honestly, we don't know what happened. Suddenly they announced they were withdrawing.
The 12th-seeded Indonesian pair had started strongly, winning the first game 21-9. In the second game, Fukushima and Matsumoto showed resistance, leading 11-6 at one point. However, after the interval, the Japanese pair decided not to continue the match, handing the victory to Rose and Setianingrum.
If someone is injured, we hope it's not too serious and send our best wishes to Yuki/Mayu.
Despite advancing, Rose admitted that winning through an opponent's retirement was not the desired outcome. "It's not the way we wanted to win, but honestly, we don't know what happened. Suddenly they announced they were withdrawing," Rose said after the match. She expressed hope that the Japanese pair's condition was not serious and wished them a speedy recovery.
In the match today, we tried to improve and evaluate from previous meetings.
Rose and Setianingrum had focused on evaluating their previous encounters with Fukushima and Matsumoto to improve their performance. Looking ahead to the quarterfinals, they are set to face China's Li Yi Jing and Luo Xu Min, the eighth seeds. Both players are determined to give their best effort in the upcoming match, with Febi noting they have sufficient recovery time to prepare their strategy.
Tomorrow against Li/Luo, we definitely want to fight again, maximize again.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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