Indonesia fields 17 players at thailand open 2026 with leo/daniel reunion

Indonesia's badminton team is sending 17 players to the BWF World Tour Super 500 Thailand Open 2026, held from 12 to 17 May at Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok. The main focus is the reunion of men's doubles pair Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin after they were separated in 2024.

The pair nicknamed The Babies will face Taiwan's Lai Po Yu and Tsai Fu Cheng in the first round. Daniel Marthin returns after recovering from an injury he suffered following the 2025 Sudirman Cup.

In men's singles, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting faces top seed Shi Yu Qi of China, the world number one. Meanwhile, Bagas Maulana paired with Muhammad Putra Erwiansyah will challenge India's top seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

Indonesia fields four men's singles players, two women's singles, three men's doubles pairs, two women's doubles, and six mixed doubles. Young players including Muhamad Yusuf, Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan, and Ni Kadeh Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi start from the qualifying rounds.

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Indonesian badminton players celebrate 5-0 Thomas Cup win over Algeria.
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Indonesia beats Algeria 5-0 in Thomas Cup 2026 opener

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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's doubles pair Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani beat Thailand's Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn and Worrapol Thongsa-nga 21-17, 21-18, tying the score at 1-1 in Thomas Cup 2026 Group D. The win followed Jonatan Christie's loss in the opening singles to Kunlavut Vitidsarn.

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Indonesia's men's doubles pair Leo Rolly Carnando and Bagas Maulana secured a semifinal spot at the Orleans Masters 2026 with a dramatic 21-12, 22-20 quarterfinal win over India's Hariharan Amsakarunan and M.R. Arjun on Friday, March 20, 2026.

Building on earlier reports of withdrawals linked to prize money reductions, nine ATP players have confirmed pullouts from the men's singles at the 2026 BNP Paribas Open primarily due to injuries, while seeded Russians Daniil Medvedev, Karen Khachanov, and Andrey Rublev face uncertainty after being stranded in Dubai by UAE airspace closures tied to Middle East tensions. The ATP 1000 event begins its main draw on March 4 at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

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Indonesia's national women's road cycling team finished third overall in the team classification at the Tour of Thailand 2026, making it the top ASEAN squad. They trailed champions Li Ning Star Ladies from China by just 18 seconds. The result was supported by strong performances from five Indonesian riders.

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