Although the tournament has only entered the first round, the Indonesian Badminton lovers have shown an overwhelming enthusiasm to the Indonesia Open. As a proof, hundreds of people are willing to line up just to get the ticket. “I departed from Bekasi at 6 A.M. I have always watched Indonesia Open, it has been my yearly routine. Moreover, this tournament is joined by World’s best badminton players,” said Ruslan (39), on Tuesday (16/7).

As informed, the online ticket exchange (for all categories) and Blue ticket category purchase can be done within the Istora area, on the right side of the main gate. Meanwhile, the Red and Black category tickets can be purchased in the ticket booth across the entrance of Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan.

On the other hand, Harman (42) is willing to come early from Purwakarta, Jawa Barat to get the Red category ticket. He came to Istora along with his three friends. “It’s a shame if we miss this kind of tournament. I ask for permission from to leave the office today just to watch the actions from the Men’s and Women’s Doubles players,” said Harman.

There will be a few attractive matches that should be anticipated on the first day of the tournament. Indonesia’s top Men’s Doubles Pair, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamulko/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon will start the Indonesia Open 201 journey by playing the Japanese pair, Takuto Inouse/Yuki Kaneko.