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eaten in the quarterfinals, Indonesia's world No. 15 Markis Kido/Alvent Yulianto Chandra are looking to the upcoming Singapore Open to seek possible redemption.

'Next stop is Singapore Open. We have to start practice tomorrow as we're departing next Monday,' Alvent, 32, told the press after the match at the Istora Senayan on Friday.

They lost 19-21, 21-14, 21-17 to eight-seeded and world No. 26 Shin Baek-choel/Yoo Yeon-seong of South Korea at the Djarum Indonesian Open badminton championship.

Kido and Alvent have played together for only a year, following their parting with respective partners. They have now played in 17 tournaments.

With former partner Hendra Setiawan, Markis enjoyed the pinnacle of his badminton career by winning gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Despite being newly-paired, Kido and Alvent have shown their threatening power in dispatching world No. 3 Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong 23-21, 21-15 in the second round on Thursday.

While still savoring the big scalp, they later found the Korean pair a tough nut to crack.

'Our stamina was drained. The South Koreans had better endurance. It was tough when the wind blew quite strongly on court and I did not have enough power to fight on,' said Alvent.

The failure to march further at the tournament before the big home crowd might teach them a lesson not to become complacent.

'It isn't a guarantee that if we beat the world No. 3, we could win against the eighth seeds. All have an equal chance to beat anyone.'

With Kido, who also pairs with sister Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth in the mixed doubles contention, Alvent admitted that they had little time to train together.

'I've been training in Bogor [West Java] with my coach Sigit [Budiarto], as well as Christopher/Trikusuma.

On Wednesdays and Fridays, we will go to the national training camp in Cipayung for gym and partnering sessions. It's been enough so far,' said Alvent, who had paired with Hendra Aprida Gunawan, before Kido.

Alvent said they had been improving their game over time with better coordination.

'We're No. 15 in the world at the moment. We've grown into a team and understand each other well,' said Alvent, adding that their chemistry was shaping up.

Alvent is looking at another year in badminton.

'Afterwards, I don't know yet. But the certain thing is that nobody will play badminton for the rest of his or her life,' said Alvent, referring to legend Taufik Hidayat's recent retirement from the sport.

Meanwhile, Kido, who's at world No. 10 with Pia, said that he maintained focus on both mixed and men's doubles.

'No doubt, I'm serious teaming up with Alvent, although we barely train together. He's in Bogor camp, while I'm training with Pia in Jakarta,' he added.