Indonesian mixed doubles badminton players Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu followed another Indonesian mixed doubles pair Dejan Ferdinansyah/Siti Fadia Ramadhanti into the semifinals of the 2025 Taiwan Open.
Jafar/Felisha silenced the home pair Hong Wei Ye/Nicole Gonzales Chan in two straight games 21-16, 21-15 in the quarter-finals which took place at the Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan, Friday.
In the first game, Jafar/Felisha appeared dominant by scoring four consecutive points, 9-6.
The advantage did not last long after Hong Wei Ye/Nicole Gonzales Chan recorded five consecutive points to turn things around to lead 11-9.
After the interval, Jafar/Felisha tried to play an attack pattern that was more difficult for the Taiwanese pair to block.
Jafar/Felisha closed the first game with a 21-16 victory.