Rian’s Racket String Broken 2 Times, Winning Doubles 4 Stopped

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Indonesian men’s doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhamad Rian Ardianto had to forget their dream of winning a prize of US$ 101,500 (Rp. 1.6 billion) after losing in the first round of the Malaysia Open 2025, Wednesday (8/1/2024).

In this match at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Rian experienced a bad incident because his racket string broke twice. This fourth seeded pair also had to be willing to stop in this BWF Super 1,000 tournament.

Fajar/Rian failed to advance to the next round after losing to the Malaysian doubles Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi with a score of 21-15, 17-21 and 13-21. They gave up after fighting for 62 minutes.

This match was marked by a broken string on Rian’s racket. Not just once, this Bantul-born player experienced it twice.

“My racket string broke twice at the start of the match. This certainly affects our game. However, that is not the reason for this defeat. Because whatever the conditions, we have to be ready. “We admit that Ong/Teo played very well,” said Rian.

According to this 28 year old player, opponents are more confident when entering the deciding game. The Malaysian couple also made minimal mistakes of their own.

Meanwhile, Rian’s partner, Fajar, admitted that defeat, especially in the early rounds, was a result they did not want. “Ong/Teo played very well, their defense was extraordinary, several times we had difficulty breaking them down. Very solid. “But on the other hand, we also lack patience in processing game patterns,” said Fajar.

According to Fajar, he and Rian should be more focused and not make many mistakes of their own. “Attacks must also be more tactical, effective but patient, especially when facing tenacious opponents like them,” said this player from Bandung, West Java.