The third leg of the 2025 Badminton World Tour (BWF) World Tour will move to Jakarta to host the Super 500 Indonesia Masters. This tournament is still star-studded, and the Chinese badminton team sent half of the main team led by Shi Yuqi to play. Learn everything you need to know about the Indonesia Masters with this article.

Singles: Shi Yuqi led the championship

From January 21st to 26th, Beijing time, the third leg of the BWF World Tour will move to Jakarta, Indonesia, to host the Super 500 event Indonesia Masters. Although the level of the event is not as good as the just-concluded Malaysia Open and India Open, there are many world badminton players who have signed up to participate, and the Indonesian team, which is known for doubles, is even more out to achieve excellent results at home stadium.

In the first two games, the Chinese badminton team had gains and losses. Shi Yuqi took it12th career men's singles title on tour, helping the Chinese team win the Malaysia Open men's singles championship again after 6 years; Men's doubles "post-00" combinationLiu Yi/Chen BoyangAdvancing to the Super 1000 finals for the first time gained confidence and experience. And at the India Open, the Chinese team only relied onJiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxinwon the mixed doubles championship with his outstanding performance, and failed to advance to the final in the other four events.Wang Zhiyi, Jia Yifan/Zhang ShuxianIt is worrying that the favorites will withdraw due to injury.

In the Indonesia Masters, the Chinese team sent half of the main players led by the current world No. 1 Shi Yuqi to participate, of which almost all the men's singles were mainly played; Doubles includes:Li Yijing/Luo Xumin、Cheng Xing/Zhang Chiand other young combinations, aiming to accumulate experience and improve strength.

Singles: Shi Yuqi led the championship

In the men's singles field, the Chinese team sentShi Yuqi、Li Shifeng、Weng Hongyang、Lu GuangzuandLei LanxiThe five main players participated in the main competition, and the other four except Shi Yuqi participated in the first two races.

After missing the India Open, Shi Yuqi will appear as the top seed in the Indonesia Masters. Entering 2025, Shi Yuqi started a new season with the Super 1000 men's singles championship, and he is also the favorite to win the championship in this tournament. He is with the No. 2 seedAntonsenThere will be no meeting before the final. If the two make it to the final, it will be the third time in a row that the two sides have met in the final, after Shi Yuqi won 2-0 in the year-end finals and the Malaysia Open.

Judging from the draw, Shi Yuqi will face players who broke through from the qualifying round in the first round, and may face Indian players in the second roundLakshyaPotential opponents in the top half of the bracket also include the No. 7 seedZhou Tiancheng, World Championships Men's Singles ChampionKunlavut, No. 6 seedKodai Naraoka。

Weng HongyangHe is in the same 1/4 zone as Shi Yuqi, and will fight Malaysian players again in the first roundLiang Junhao, who had defeated his opponent in the second round of the India Open.Lu GuangzuPlaced in the 2/4 zone, the first round opponent is Chinese TaipeiLi Jiahao。

No. 5 seed Li Shifeng will face a qualifier in the first round, a teammateWang ZhengxingandTakuma ObayashiThe winner among them.Lei LanxiIn the first round, he faced Chinese TaipeiWang Ziwei。 In the quarterfinals, Li Shifeng may play a Chinese derby with Lei Lanxi, or he may compete with No. 2 seed Antonsen.

Representing the Chinese team in the women's singles arenaGao Fangjie, she is in the 2/4 zone and will face Chinese Taipei in the first roundSong ShuoyunIdeally, there is a chance of meeting a Japanese player in the semi-finalsYuka Miyazaki, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, knocked out Wang Zhiyi last week to advance to the semi-finals.

Doubles: China's young players "take the lead"

In Men's Doubles, Indonesia will field all the strong combinations in the competition, while the young players of the Chinese team will take on the heavy responsibility.Xie Haonan/Zeng WeihanIn the first round, they will face the No. 6 seedKataman/Isfahani, if they can pass the hurdle, they will also meet the top seedAlfian/Ardiantoof the encirclement and interception.

No. 8 seedDi Huang/Yang LiuThey are also in the top half of the bracket, facing qualifiers in the first round and possibly facing the No. 4 seed in the quarter-finalsRankireddy/Shetty。

Li Yijing/Luo XuminShe will compete as the first seed in Women's Doubles against Hong Kong, China in the first roundFan Jiayin/You Manying, the second round is possible with teammatesPit Shuliang / PrinceMoe meets. The latter will be combined with Chinese Taipei in the first roundTse Pui Shan / Hung Yan CiEngage in a duel.

In addition, the Malaysia Open women's doubles runner-upJia Yifan/Zhang ShuxianWill participate in the qualifying tournament with the Korean pairLi Yanyu / Li YoulinCompete for a ticket to the main event. If they do manage to break through, they will be in the bottom half of the field, with potential opponents including those who beat them in the final in MarseilleYuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto, No. 4 seedYang Yating/Yang Peilinand the No. 2 seedChan Kang Lok / Tina。

Mixed doubles draw table,Cheng Xing/Zhang ChiandGuo Xinwa/Chen FanghuiSeeded 4 and 5 and with two pairs in the quarter-finals, only one Chinese pair will make it to the semi-finals. Among them, the most threatening opponents for them are the South Korean pairLee Jong-min / Choi Yoo-hyeong。 Although this is a new combination, Choi's mixed doubles experience, as a former World Championships mixed doubles champion and Paris 2024 mixed doubles silver medallist, has a wealth of mixed doubles experience and strength that should not be underestimated.