Ubaidillah and Alwi set for Kumamoto Masters quarter-final clash
Coach Indra Wijaya urged both Indonesian players to give their best, with their previous four meetings split at two wins each.
Moh Zaki Ubaidillah and Alwi Farhan will play each other for a semi-final place at the Kumamoto Masters 2026 on 13 November, after both Indonesians won their last-16 matches.
Ubaidillah, also known as Ubed, advanced by beating Christo Popov, while Alwi defeated Kenta Nishimoto. Their quarter-final will be their fifth tournament meeting, with each having won twice in their four encounters from 2024 to 2026.
Indra Wijaya, who coaches both players at the Cipayung national training centre, welcomed the match-up. In an Instagram post, he offered equal support to the pair and urged them to compete with commitment and sportsmanship, saying Indonesia would be proud regardless of who won.
The winner will meet either Yushi Tanaka or Lakshya Sen in the semi-finals.
A title in Kumamoto would give Ubaidillah his first Super 500 tournament crown. Alwi already has two titles at that level, having won the Indonesia Masters 2026 and Australia Open 2026.
