Indonesian men's doubles pair Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri survived the pressure to secure a place in the last 16 of the 2025 Hylo Open after defeating Malaysian pair Nur Mohd Azryn Ayub Azryn/Tan Wee Kiong at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Wednesday.
Fajar/Fikri won 21-16, 24-22 in a tense match in the second game.
Fajar/Fikri started the match aggressively, leading 11-8 which they maintained until the final 21-16 victory.
In the second game, Fajar/Fikri's dominance continued. They raced to a 6-1 lead before their opponents rallied.
Fajar/Fikri, who were leading 17-13, lost control and fell behind 17-18 after their opponents won six consecutive points. The situation became even more tense when the Indonesian pair nearly lost the second game at 18-20.
