The new Indonesian men’s doubles pair, Wahyu Prasetyo / Pulung Ramadhan, succeeded in becoming champions of the 2026 Polytron Pontianak International Challenge home tournament after defeating their compatriots at the Cipayung National Training Center, Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan / Patra Harapan Rindorindo in the top match.
Occupying the seventh seed, Wahyu Prasetyo / Pulung Ramadhan successfully beat Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan / Patra Harapan Rindorindo in two fairly tight straight games with a score of 22-20 and 21-15, in a match which took place at the Ahmad Yani Integrated Sports Hall, Pontianak, West Kalimantan on Sunday (30/8) afternoon WIB.
“Alhamdulillah, I feel happy and relieved to be champions in our first tournament,” said Wahyu in a press statement from PP PBSI Public Relations and Media.
This victory was the first title for Wahyu Prasetyo / Pulung Ramadhan who had just been paired by the PBSI coaching team.
“With Tyo, what is perhaps quite different from our game is that now we are braver in playing defensively. This is one of our strengths if you look at the matches this week,” he explained.
On the previous day, the home debutant pair, Wahyu Prasetyo / Pulung Ramadhan successfully reached their first final in the Polytron Pontianak International Challenge 2026 tournament after winning over their seniors on the national team, Muhammad Rian Ardianto / Daniel Edgar Marvino in a tight rubber game with a score of 21-15, 14-21 and 21-15.
In the men’s singles sector, Richie Duta Richardo managed to become the best in the 2026 Polytron Pontianak International Challenge tournament after defeating the dark horse player from India, Ginpaul Sonna, in the top match.
Occupying the second seed, Richie Duta Richardo had to fight closely against Ginpaul Sonna before winning two straight games with a score of 24-22 and 21-19, in a match which took place at the Ahmad Yani Integrated GOR, Pontianak, West Kalimantan on Sunday (30/8) evening WIB.
With Richie Duta Richardo’s victory, Merah Putih is certain to take home three championship titles in the 2026 Polytron Pontianak International Challenge tournament.
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