JAKARTA – The women’s doubles Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti immediately suffered a defeat in the first round of the 2026 Singapore Open. They returned from the tournament after losing to the first-seeded Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning.
Amallia/Fadia only lasted 41 minutes in the two-set match against the Chinese representative, which ended with a score of 15-21 and 15-21 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, morning WIB.
“The strength of Liu/Tan besides the fact that they are very solid is their style and pattern of playing which is similar to men’s doubles. They are the most different from other Chinese doubles,” said Fadia in a statement received from the PBSI Public Relations.
In this match, Amallia/Fadia could only provide resistance at the beginning of the first game. They took the first two points and several times managed to rise to the lead, but couldn’t do much after the score was 7-7.
In the second game, the Chinese pair dominated from the start to the end. They started well and immediately took a 4-0 lead and did not give Amallia/Fadia any chance to get closer.
This result certainly extends the bad record of Amallia/Fadia against the world’s number one doubles. From the two clashes on the competitive arena, Amallia/Fadia always failed and never took a single serve from Liu/Tan.
Another defeat suffered by Amallia/Fadia was in the semifinals of the 2026 Badminton Asia Championship (BAC) last April in Ningbo, China.
“We have evaluated the previous meeting against them and tried to apply it in the match yesterday. We already know what their pattern is like, but yesterday we didn’t get good results,” said Amallia.
Amallia/Fadia is the only women’s doubles sent to the Singapore Open this year. Thus, Indonesia’s hopes from the sector are automatically ensured to be gone.
Next week, Amallia/Fadia will play in the 2026 Indonesia Open which will take place at Istora Senayan, Jakarta. Playing at home is certainly a good opportunity to improve results because they have the support of their own supporters.
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