Indonesian men's singles player Alwi Farhan advanced to the last 16 of the 2026 Korea Open after defeating Japanese representative Kenta Nishimoto in two straight games with a score of 21-14, 21-11.
Alwi, who is the fourth seed, needed 42 minutes to eliminate Nishimoto in the round of 32 match at Jinnam Stadium, Yeosu, South Korea.
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The victory gave Alwi a 3-2 lead in the two players' head-to-head record after previously recording a 2-2 draw.
In the first game, Alwi immediately took the initiative to attack and built an advantage from the start of the match.
Nishimoto fought back to level the score at 7-7. However, Alwi regained control and led 11-8 at halftime.
After the break, the 10th ranked badminton player in the world continued to maintain his lead.
Nishimoto tried to reduce the deficit, but Alwi was able to maintain consistency in his game until he closed the first game with a score of 21-14.
Entering the second game, the competition was tight again at the start of the match.
The two players shared points until the score was 7-7 before Alwi scored four consecutive points to lead 11-7 at the interval.
Alwi increasingly dominated the game after the break, widening the lead to 16-10.
Nishimoto struggled to escape the pressure and was only able to add one point before Alwi secured a 21-11 victory.
In the round of 16, Alwi will face Taiwanese badminton player Wang Po-Wei who advanced after defeating Indonesian representative Richie Duta Richardo with a score of 21-10, 15-21, 21-12.
Meanwhile, another Indonesian representative, Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo, was eliminated in the first round after losing to Hong Kong badminton player Lee Cheuk Yi with a score of 8-21, 16-21.
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