Indonesia Sends Five Shuttlers to 2025 BWF World Tour Finals Reporter Antara November 26, 2025 | 12:12 pm TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia has secured five berths at the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals 2025, which will take place at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in China from December 17 to 21. Despite the strong presence, none of the Indonesian athletes have been seeded.According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday, Indonesia will field Jonatan Christie in the men’s singles and Putri Kusuma Wardani in the women’s singles.Two men’s doubles pairs have also qualified: Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, as well as Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.In mixed doubles, Indonesia will be represented by Jafar Hidayatullah and Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu.All five entries sit outside the top four of the Race to Finals rankings, which determines seeded status and offers a theoretically safer path through the group stage.The World Tour Finals features a distinctive draw format that does not separate players or pairs from the same country. The top four seeds are placed in groups first, while the remaining qualifiers are drawn freely into the two groups.Because no Indonesians are seeded, they face the possibility of encountering top-ranked opponents from the opening matches.History, however, shows that seeding does not guarantee success. Viktor Axelsen won the 2023 men’s singles title despite being ranked fifth in the Race to Finals.In contrast, the top seed that year, Kodai Naraoka, failed to advance past the group stage after being drawn with Axelsen.Indonesian Contenders in Strong FormTwo Indonesian representatives arrive in Hangzhou with strong recent performances.Jonatan Christie has won three of his last five tournaments, including finals victories over Anders Antonsen and Shi Yu Qi. His prospects may improve further as Shi’s participation remains uncertain due to injury concerns.Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri have also built momentum this season. Although they only competed in eight events, they reached five finals and captured a title earlier this year in China, host of the World Tour Finals.Withdrawals among higher-ranked players could still alter the final list of seeds. Putri KW and Sabar and Reza, who currently sit in fifth place in the Race to Finals, could move into seeded positions if athletes above them withdraw.The group stage draw will take place in Shanghai on December 13. Matches will begin four days later in Hangzhou.Key Facts: BWF World Tour Finals 2025The World Tour Finals is the BWF’s season-ending championship featuring the top eight players or pairs in each category.The 2025 edition, the eighth since the format was introduced in 2018, will run from December 17 to 21 in Hangzhou, China.Indonesia will send five representatives across four disciplines, with the largest contingent in men’s doubles.Indonesia’s only title at this tournament was achieved by Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in 2019.Editor’s Choice: Jafar / Felisha Break into World Top 10 After Australian Open 2025 FinalClick here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News Indonesia Sends Five Shuttlers to 2025 BWF World Tour Finals Reporter Antara November 26, 2025 | 12:12 pm TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia has secured five berths at the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals 2025, which will take place at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in China from December 17 to 21. Despite the strong presence, none of the Indonesian athletes have been seeded.According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday, Indonesia will field Jonatan Christie in the men’s singles and Putri Kusuma Wardani in the women’s singles.Two men’s doubles pairs have also qualified: Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, as well as Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.In mixed doubles, Indonesia will be represented by Jafar Hidayatullah and Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu.All five entries sit outside the top four of the Race to Finals rankings, which determines seeded status and offers a theoretically safer path through the group stage.The World Tour Finals features a distinctive draw format that does not separate players or pairs from the same country. The top four seeds are placed in groups first, while the remaining qualifiers are drawn freely into the two groups.Because no Indonesians are seeded, they face the possibility of encountering top-ranked opponents from the opening matches.History, however, shows that seeding does not guarantee success. Viktor Axelsen won the 2023 men’s singles title despite being ranked fifth in the Race to Finals.In contrast, the top seed that year, Kodai Naraoka, failed to advance past the group stage after being drawn with Axelsen.Indonesian Contenders in Strong FormTwo Indonesian representatives arrive in Hangzhou with strong recent performances.Jonatan Christie has won three of his last five tournaments, including finals victories over Anders Antonsen and Shi Yu Qi. His prospects may improve further as Shi’s participation remains uncertain due to injury concerns.Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri have also built momentum this season. Indonesia Sends Five Shuttlers to 2025 BWF World Tour Finals Reporter Antara November 26, 2025 | 12:12 pm TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia has secured five berths at the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals 2025, which will take place at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in China from December 17 to 21. Despite the strong presence, none of the Indonesian athletes have been seeded.According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday, Indonesia will field Jonatan Christie in the men’s singles and Putri Kusuma Wardani in the women’s singles.Two men’s doubles pairs have also qualified: Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, as well as Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.In mixed doubles, Indonesia will be represented by Jafar Hidayatullah and Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu.All five entries sit outside the top four of the Race to Finals rankings, which determines seeded status and offers a theoretically safer path through the group stage.The World Tour Finals features a distinctive draw format that does not separate players or pairs from the same country. The top four seeds are placed in groups first, while the remaining qualifiers are drawn freely into the two groups.Because no Indonesians are seeded, they face the possibility of encountering top-ranked opponents from the opening matches.History, however, shows that seeding does not guarantee success. Viktor Axelsen won the 2023 men’s singles title despite being ranked fifth in the Race to Finals.In contrast, the top seed that year, Kodai Naraoka, failed to advance past the group stage after being drawn with Axelsen.Indonesian Contenders in Strong FormTwo Indonesian representatives arrive in Hangzhou with strong recent performances.Jonatan Christie has won three of his last five tournaments, including finals victories over Anders Antonsen and Shi Yu Qi. His prospects may improve further as Shi’s participation remains uncertain due to injury concerns.Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri have also built momentum this season.
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