JAKARTA – The women’s doubles Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum qualified for the second round of the 2026 Australian Open. They got a ticket after defeating the South Korean pair, Kim Yu Jung/Lee Yu Lim, in the rubber game.
Rachel/Febi, who are seeded second in this BWF Super 500 tournament, bounced back from a deficit to stop their opponents with a final score of 16-21, 21-16, and 21-15 at the Quay Centre, Sydney, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
“The first game we were too hasty to attack so it was not good for ourselves, we died ourselves. In the second and third games, we tried to be calmer again, more organized, and more controlled,” said Febi after the match.
Rachel/Febi are the defending champions of the Australian Open, which was held last November. At that time, they climbed to the highest podium after defeating their compatriots Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari.
“We know for sure that to defend the champion is harder than chasing it. Here, we want to make it a motivation, not a pressure or burden,” said Febi.
Before appearing in Australia, Rachel/Febi first managed to reach the semifinals at the 2026 Indonesia Open event last week. They returned in that phase after losing to Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning.
In addition to Rachel/Febi, the pair of Febriana/Meilysa also managed to reach the second round of the Australian Open this year. The seventh seed stopped the pair of Yeung Nga Ting/Yeung Pui Lam from Hong Kong in a two-game match.
The victory was also won by the men’s doubles Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. They secured the first ticket for Indonesia by defeating the Singaporean representative, Donovan Willard Wee/Jia Hao Howin Wong.
Indonesia has a total of 11 representatives at the 2026 Australian Open, including Rinov Rivaldy who plays with the host’s shuttlecock Jane Gao in the mixed doubles. Thus, the opportunity to add a second round ticket is still large.
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