Defending champion Anders Antonsen meets KFF Singapore Open champion Alex Lanier in a potentially explosive opening round at the POLYTRON Indonesia Open 2026 that begins Tuesday.

Antonsen has an enviable record at the iconic Istora, featuring in six finals (Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open), and winning three. But on Wednesday he takes on a player who beat him last week in Singapore on his way to winning the title.

On Sunday, having become the first Frenchman to win the men’s singles title at the Singapore Open, Lanier talked of how pleased he was with his fighting qualities.

“I’m proud of the way I fought like crazy. It was a lot of determination, trying to elevate mentally to stay in it, to stay all the time and wait for my chance. And it came. It’s very tough to win in men’s singles, it’s crazy tough. I should also enjoy the way I played but also the way I fought like crazy, because to win a (World Tour Super) 750 or 1000 or even a 500 you need to fight like crazy. It’s so demanding, so I think should be proud and also excited about the upcoming tournament.”

Lanier is still on the way up, but he already has an even record with Antonsen, winning two of their four matches.

Other first round men’s singles matches to look forward to include Victor Laii against Lin Chun-Yi; Ayush Shetty against Weng Hong Yang, and Alwi Farhan against Lakshya Sen.

In men’s doubles, Singapore Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty are up against young Malaysian prodigies Aaron Tai/Kang Khai Xing, while defending champions Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae face difficult opponents first up in Chiu Hsiang Chieh/Wang Chi-Lin.

In mixed doubles, top seeds Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping, who suffered a surprise first round exit last week, have a chance for redemption as they face their vanquishers from Singapore, Jimmy Wong/Cheng Su Yin.

Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Boje, in red-hot form with two titles in three weeks, meet Malaysia Masters runners-up Pakkapon Teeraratsakul/Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the first round.

Time Clock in Operation

The Indonesia Open 2026 will see the Time Clock in operation; it will be integrated with the scoreboard.

Promotions

Men’s Doubles: Kevin Lee/Ty Alexander Lindeman

Mixed Doubles: Hoo Pang Ron/Lai Pei Jing; Liu Kuang Heng/Hsu Yin-Hui

Withdrawals

Men’s Doubles: Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

Mixed Doubles: Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei; Yuta Watanabe/Maya Taguchi

→Order of Play (Round 1)