Indonesian men's doubles badminton players Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani have advanced smoothly to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Macau Open.
In the round of 16 match which took place at the Macao East Asian Games Dome, Thursday, Sabar/Reza overcame the fierce resistance of the Japanese doubles pair Keiichiro Matsui/Katsuki Tamate through a dramatic rubber game, 21-11, 15-21, 21-11.
Sabar/Reza had a hard time building an attack at the start of the first game, after Matsui/Tamate frequently broke their attack patterns until the score was tied at 8-8.
