The draw for Jafar Hidayatullah and Felisha Pasaribu at the All England 2026 tournament has been revised, potentially leading to an earlier matchup for the Indonesian duo.
Compared to the initial draw before the managers meeting, both Indonesian mixed doubles teams – Jafar/Feli and Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah – benefited from being placed in separate halves of the bracket.
This initially suggested they could only meet in the final, provided both pairs navigated their respective sides of the draw successfully.
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However, the withdrawal of Thai mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran has significantly altered the All England draw.
Specifically, Jafar/Feli, who were originally slated to face Pakkapon Teeraratsakul/Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the first round, will now compete against Gao Jia Xuan/Wu Meng Ying of China.
Their potential path forward now includes facing Guo Xin Wa/Chen Fang Hui (6) in the quarterfinals, and either Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue (5) or Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (2) in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, Amri/Nita will still take on German duo Marvin Seidel/Thuc Phuong Nguyen. Both Indonesian pairs are scheduled to play on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
“If we’re talking about the minimum expectation, we’re aiming for at least the semifinals,” said Felisha, discussing their All England target.
“But we’re taking it one match at a time,” added Jafar.
(mcy/aff)
