Indonesia's men's badminton team secured a 5-0 victory over Algeria in the Group D opener of the Thomas Cup 2026 at Forum Horsens, Denmark, on April 24, 2026. All matches were won in straight games by Jonatan Christie, Alwi Farhan, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, and Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin. The result places Indonesia at the top of Group D ahead of their match against Thailand.
Indonesia dominated from the first match at Forum Horsens. Jonatan Christie, debuting as first singles, defeated Adel Hamek 21-8, 21-6. "This is my first experience playing Thomas Cup as first singles. There is responsibility, but I tried my best," Jonatan Christie said, as quoted by PBSI.
Alwi Farhan followed by beating Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi 21-8, 21-7, while Anthony Sinisuka Ginting sealed a 3-0 lead after defeating Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun 21-8, 21-6. Ginting plans to use the break for evaluation. "Tomorrow there's training during the rest day, so what I experienced today I'll repeat in practice," he said.
In doubles, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri won 21-14, 21-8 over Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi/Koceila Mammeri. Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin completed the 5-0 sweep with 21-4, 21-7 against Adel Hamek/Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun in their debut. "Happy to debut in Thomas Cup," Nikolaus Joaquin said.
Indonesia leads Group D. Thailand beat France 4-1 in another match. Next up is Thailand on April 26.
