Korea Open 2023: Fajar/Rian Aiming for a Title, Chico is Confident

– World number one men’s doubles from Indonesia, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto is targeting to win the 2023 Korea Open which will be held from 18-23 July at Jinnam Stadium, Yeosu. This BWF Super 500 level tournament competes for a total prize pool of US$420,000.

In last year’s tournament, Fajar/Rian became runner up. For this reason, it is only natural that they target to win this year. “Me and Rian hope to exceed last year’s achievements where we were able to come out as runner up. It’s not easy but Insya Allah we will give our best step by step,” said Dawn.

They admit that they have prepared well for this tournament. Fajar/Rian hopes that their poor performance in the last three tournaments can be corrected.

Fajar/Rian revealed that they had evaluated the results that were not optimal at the Malaysia Masters, Singapore Open and Indonesia Open.

“After more than three weeks of match breaks, we focused on improving our physical endurance. In addition, we strengthened our mentality to compete because of the less than optimal results in the last three tournaments. We are determined to play even better,” he said.

Meanwhile, the 2023 Chinese Taipei Open men’s singles champion, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo, admitted that he is ready to fight against the Korea Open.

“Certainly winning in Taipei will give me more confidence to appear at the Korea Open this time. I want to return to my maximum performance. My preparation has been good in terms of strategy and conditions,” concluded Chico.

The Indonesian badminton team has departed for Korea using the Korean Airlines flight number KE628 on Saturday (15/7/2023) evening.

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