Indonesia\u2019s mixed doubles pairing Jafar Hidayatullah and Felisha\nAlberta Nathaniel Pasaribu booked a place in the All England 2026 round\nof 16 after their win at Utilita Arena Birmingham on Wednesday, 4 March,\nagainst China\u2019s Gao Jia Xuan and Wu Meng Ying in straight games, 24-22\nand 21-13. The victory was hard-fought, particularly in the first game,\nwhere the pairs traded blows and reached deuce before Jafar\/Felisha\nedged ahead.<\/p>\n
With the second game, Jafar\/Felisha grew more dominant as pressure\nfrom their opponents eased, allowing them to close out the match\nconvincingly. \u201cFirst of all, alhamdulillah we could finish the match\nwithout injury and win today. But our performance isn\u2019t at 100 percent\nyet. There is still much to improve, especially after what happened in\nthe first game,\u201d Jafar said.<\/p>\n
Echoing his partner, Felisha noted that the Chinese duo\u2019s resistance\nin the early stages was tough. She said the high intensity shown by the\nopponents was expected for the opening round of this Super 1000 level\nevent. A change of pattern late in the first game proved to be the\nturning point for their victory. \u201cThe opponents played quite well; we\ntried to cope but ended up giving away many points. I think it\u2019s natural\nin a first-round match that both teams press and fight. At the end of\nthe first game we tried to find our pattern again, implement it, and it\nworked,\u201d Felisha added.<\/p>\n
Despite the positive result, tougher tests await Jafar\/Felisha in the\nnext round. In the Round of 16 they will face their compatriots Amri\nSyahnawi and Nita Violina Marwah. \u201cIt\u2019s a pity that the draw changed \u2014\nwe will now have to meet a fellow Indonesian in the Round of 16. If the\ndraw had remained as before, perhaps both teams could have progressed\nfurther together. Tomorrow, one of us will surely have to lose,\u201d Felisha\nconcluded. (Ndf\/P-3)<\/p>\n
Amri Syahnawi\/Nita Violina Marwah reported that Japan\u2019s\nMidorikawa\/Natsu Saito\u2019s solid defense made their Denmark Open campaign\ndifficult, losing 13-21 and 20-22. Amri\/Nita had a strong Korea Open\n2025, reaching the semi-finals before falling to Chinese pair Feng Yan\nZhe\/Huang Dong Ping 20-22 and 12-21. The Indonesian mixed doubles duo\nthen had to end their Korea Open 2025 campaign in the semi-finals. In\ntheir most recent meeting, Amri\/Nita were edged in rubber by\nMidorikawa\/Saito. They now booked a place in the Round of 16 after\nbeating the British duo Callum Hemming and Estelle Van Leeuwen in\nstraight games, 21-17 and 21-13.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/jafar-felisha-to-face-amri-nita-in-all-england-2026-round-of-16-1772636419", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }