(Blibli Indonesia Open) Extra Difficult Task for Tontowi Ahmad

Tontowi Ahmad/Winny Oktavina Kandow (Indonesia) on set to return shots (PIC: PBSI)
Tontowi Ahmad/Winny Oktavina Kandow (Indonesia) on set to return shots (PIC: PBSI)
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Jakarta | The Indonesian team has just finalized the preparation for Blibli Indonesia Open 2019 BWF World Tour Super 1000 that will be held in Istora Senayan, Jakarta from 16 to 21 July 2019. Likewise, the Mixed Doubles team has also completed the preparation. Now, an extra difficult task awaits Tontowi Ahmad who has just ‘lost’ his partner, Lilyana Natsir.

Getting two consecutive Indonesia Open titles from the past years has certainly triggered Tontowi to increase his desire to defend the title. What about Blibli Indonesia Open 2019 BWF World Tour Super 1000? Tontowi has a new task. This time he will be paired with Winny Oktavina Kandouw. The two has started adapting to each other since last February. The Indonesian Badminton fans certainly believe that the pair can get the best result from the tournament.

Their debut was during Spain Masters 2019, where they made it to the quarter-final of the tournament but lost to the South Korean pair Cho Solgyu/Kim So Yeong with the score of 17-21 and 20-22.

In addition to that, the pair also managed to reach the quarter-final of India Open 2019 BWF World Tour Super 500, All England 2019 BWF World Tour Super 1000 and Malaysia Open 2019 BWF World Tour Super 750. What kind of performance that Owi/Winny will show in BIO 2019? Will they be able to beat the better seeded players and reach the Final? Let’s see.

Below is the list of the Mixed Doubles Champions for the last 10 Indonesia Open:

  • 2009 - Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (Tiongkok)
  • 2010 - Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba (Polandia)
  • 2011 - Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunglei (Tiongkok)
  • 2012 - Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam (Thailand)
  • 2013 - Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (Tiongkok)
  • 2014 - Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Padersen (Denmark)
  • 2015 - Xu Chen/Ma Jin (Tiongkok)
  • 2016 - Xu Chen/Ma Jin (Tiongkok)
  • 2017 - Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia)
  • 2018 - Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia)