Indonesia Sends Full Squad to China Open 2026

Indonesia is sending three singles players and nine pairs to compete in all categories at the China Open 2026, held at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Changzhou, China, from 21 to 26 July. In the men’s singles, Jonatan Christie and Alwi Farhan will represent the nation, while Putri Kusuma Wardani will compete in the women’s singles. Indonesia is also fielding three men’s doubles pairs: Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, and Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin. The women’s doubles category features Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum, Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari, and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi. In the mixed doubles, Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu, Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, and Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah will take to the court. The China Open is a Super 1000 tournament, one tier higher than the Japan Open which holds Super 750 status, and offers a total prize purse of two million US dollars. Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri enter the tournament as defending champions, having recently secured the Japan Open 2026 title by defeating the world number one pair Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae. As second seeds, Fajar and Fikri will begin their title defence against Huang Di and Liu Yang. In the opening round, fourth seed Jonatan Christie faces Yudai Okimoto, while Alwi Farhan meets young player Ayush Shetty. Putri Kusuma Wardani, the sixth seed, will play against Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt. The women’s doubles pairs face challenging draws: Rachel and Febi will again meet second seeds Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian, Febriana and Meilysa take on Japan Open champions Kim Hye Jeong and Kong Hee Yong, and Siti Fadia and Amallia will play against Sayaka Hirota and Yuki Fukushima. In the mixed doubles, Amri and Nita have the toughest draw, facing fourth seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran in the first round. Jafar and Felisha will meet Ye Hong Wei and Nicole Gonzales Chan, while Rehan and Gloria play against Alexander Dunn and Julie Macpherson. The round of 32 takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by the round of 16 on Thursday, quarter-finals on Friday, semi-finals on Saturday, and the finals on Sunday, 26 July.