Fadia's Medal Target at the World Championships

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Competing in the doubles category allows badminton players to change partners for various reasons. One of Indonesia's women's doubles players, Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, has undergone such a change, including in the World Championship event.

Fadia will perform at the Adidas Arena, Paris, France, from August 25 to 31, 2025, during the 29th edition of the World Championship. This will be the third consecutive World Championship for the 24-year-old athlete following Tokyo 2022 and Copenhagen 2023.

In her debut at the largest major championship for individual competition, Fadia partnered with Ribka Sugiarto and lost to Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai (Thailand) in the second round. Ribka has been Fadia's peer since they competed in the junior category.

At the 2023 event in Copenhagen, Denmark, Fadia played alongside Apriyani Rahayu, who has been her partner since June 2022. They became the second women's doubles pair from Indonesia to reach the final after Lili Tampi/Finarsih in 1995. The opportunity to become the first Indonesian women's doubles pair to win the world championship was thwarted by Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan. This Chinese pair holds the title of world champions for the third consecutive time.

After winning a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships, Fadia is determined to win another medal, this time alongside Lanny Tria Mayasari. They will begin competing from the second round against Tea Margueritte/Flavie Vallet (France) or Hasini Ambalangodage/Hasara Wijayarathne (Sri Lanka). If they win, Fadia/Lanny must prepare to potentially face the second seeds, Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia) in the third round.

Fadia has set a target to win a medal, considering that she will compete for the last time with Lanny as a pair (at least for 2025), before playing with a new formation at the Asia Tour in September. After the World Championship, Fadia will play again with Apriyani, while Lanny will partner with Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi.

We want to play our best in every round and aim for a medal. I personally want to upgrade my medal count.

Like Fadia/Lanny, Amalia will also compete in the World Championship first alongside Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma. In the previous two World Championships, the journey of Febriana/Amalia did not go far, as they lost in the first round in 2022 and in the third round the following year.

Before preparing for the partner change, both couples focused their attention on the World Championship. One of the programs they undertook was practice matches against male players. This training was conducted to test the defensive abilities of the female athletes, as male players possess greater strength in smashes.

"Preparations have been pretty good since the Japan Open. Recovery has been good, and we're in top condition. We want to play our best in every round and aim for a medal. I personally want to improve my medal tally," said Fadia ahead of the Indonesian team's departure for Paris on Friday (August 22, 2025).

Japan Open, as mentioned by Fadia, is her last tournament with Lanny before the World Championship. The women's doubles ranked 14th in the world were supposed to continue their appearance at the China Open, July 22-27, but that agenda was canceled due to Fadia's illness.

Fadia/Lanny have been paired since October 2024 when Apriyani was absent from the tournament following the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Their journey began at lower-level tournaments, namely the International Challenge and Super 100.

In 2025, Fadia/Lanny became one of the contributors to the championship titles, out of only four titles, for Indonesia at the BWF World Tour tournament. They won the Thailand Masters Super 300 in January.

However, less than a year after pairing up, they will be separated. The women's doubles coach is utilizing the remaining four months of 2025 to find the best formation that will become the permanent partnership starting in 2026.

At the 2025 World Championship, Fadia/Lanny and Febriana/Amalia will compete alongside ten other representatives from Indonesia, including two representatives who train outside the national training center, namely Jonatan Christie and Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani.

"Atletes are participating in the training program well, with good progress as well. With this preparation, they are expected to be ready to deliver their best performance on the field," said the Head of Development and Achievement Division of PP PBSI Eng Hian.

During the preparation period after arriving in Paris, Eng Hian said athletes must maintain their diet and rest during the acclimatization period. Except for the singles players and Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari, who will compete in the first round, the other players will begin their matches in the second round due to their bye in the first round.