Fast-rising Duo Target Top 10
It was a year ago that Dejan Ferdinansyah and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja got together as a pair.
· DEV SUKUMAR
Ranked outside the top 100 last September, the Indonesian mixed doubles pair had a steady upward climb, hitting a purple patch between June and October, when they won four tournaments in a row.
Although that was at the International Challenge/International Series/Super 100 level, the confidence gained did play a part in their performances subsequently on the HSBC BWF World Tour.
Having finished 2022 by making the semifinals of the Australian Open, they started 2023 on a sound footing, making the last four of the Malaysia Open. These results propelled them to a career-high top 15, making them Indonesia’s third-highest ranked pair.