In July, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shobul Fikri reluctantly had to pair together in a short time. This decision was made in the context of Fikri's pairing, Daniel Marthin, had to have surgery to treat injury, and take a break at a relatively long time.
On the side of Alfian, his pairing, Muhammad Rian Ardianto temporarily quit playing because at home to welcome new members. The wife of this player is about to give birth, so he is given priority to spend time with his family at this time. That was when Muhammad Shobul Fikri and Fajar Alfian achieved unexpected success.
In the East Asia tour in July 2025, Muhammad Shobul Fikri and Fajar Alfian continuously went deep in many major tournaments. They reached the quarterfinals of Japan expanded, and only lost to the Goh Sze Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin double. Coming to China to expand 2025, they even reached the final and to the championship.
On the journey to conquer China, Muhammad Shobul Fikri and Fajar Alfian defeated a lot of strong opponents. They passed the compatriot Gutama/Isfahani in the second round. To the quarterfinals, they won Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae. The host of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang lost to them in the semi -finals.
More notably, the victory of Muhammad Shobul Fikri and Fajar Alfian took place in the context that they did not lose any set. The success of the duo unexpectedly opened a new combination formula for the Indonesian badminton, when they need a combination towards big titles in the near future.
