Final 8, Day4. Indonesia dream of home victory: Japan await in the final for the glory

JAKARTA – Indonesia will enter the final of the FIP Junior Asia Padel Cup, currently taking place in Jakarta, with one clear objective: to win the girls’ title in front of their home crowd. Having defeated Iran in the semi-finals, the host nation’s NextGen team will face Japan. In the boys’ competition, Kuwait, following their victory over Kazakhstan, will compete for the title against Iran. The semi-final day also featured the girls’ fifth-place play-off, in which Thailand defeated the Philippines 3-0. The remaining finals, which will determine all other positions in both categories, are scheduled for the last day, Saturday 14 November.

 

GIRLS Indonesia secured their place in the final with a 2-0 victory over Iran. In the opening match of the tie, Syahputri/Susanto defeated Hassani/Ezatnejad 7-6, 7-5 in a closely contested encounter. Rosejaya/Dzurrotunnafisah then secured the decisive point, beating Amirkhanloo/Haji Mollaheydar 6-1, 6-0. Indonesia will face Japan in the final after the latter defeated Australia 2-1. Following Japan’s opening victory with the Yasuda/Yanagi pairing, Australia levelled the tie through Garner/Daisy Ferguson. Nagomi/Isozaki then secured Japan’s place in the final with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Collins/Johns. Iran and Australia will now contest the girls’ third-place play-off.

 

BOYS Kuwait secured their place in the final with a 2-1 victory over Kazakhstan. In the opening match of the tie, Bineedan/Zainal comfortably defeated A. Duissengazin/Rakhmatullin 6-1, 6-0. Arnur/I. Duissengazin then levelled the tie at 1-1. The decisive point for Kuwait came from Reda/Qabazard, who defeated D. Duissengazin/Kairetdinov 6-4, 6-1. Their opponents in the final will be Iran, who defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 thanks to victories by the pairings of Haji Mollaheydar/Zolfaghari and Rafeei Boroujeni/Dehghani. Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan will compete for third place, while Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, who respectively defeated Japan and Australia, will contest fifth place.

 

FINAL DAY SCHEDULE A total of six matches will be played on Saturday 14 November. The morning session begins at 9 am local time, with the girls’ final for first place between Indonesia and Japan, the girls’ third-place play-off between Iran and Australia, and the boys’ fifth-place match between Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates. From 2 pm local time, the schedule features the boys’ final between Kuwait and Iran, the third-place play-off between Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia, and the seventh-place match between Japan and Australia. All matches are available on the International Padel Federation’s YouTube channel.