Danish third seed Anders Antonsen beat Taiwanese Chou Tien-chen 22-20 21-14 to clinch his first Indonesia Open males’s singles title on Sunday, whereas South Korea’s An Se-young fought again from a sport down to say her second girls’s singles crown.
The emotional win marked a long-awaited triumph for Antonsen, who had completed as runner-up in 2019 in opposition to Tien-chen and once more in 2024 in opposition to Shi Yuqi, however lastly clinched the Super 1000 title on his third look within the ultimate.
Tien-chen raced to a 15-10 lead within the opening sport, however Antonsen clawed his approach again to edge it 22-20. The second sport was much more one-sided, with Antonsen dominating.
Moments after sealing the victory, Antonsen collapsed flat on his again, arms outstretched, as the load of previous near-misses and years of perseverance got here pouring out.
Denmark’s Anders Antonsen shakes arms with Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen after defeating him of their males’s singles ultimate match on the Indonesia Open badminton event at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 8, 2025.
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The Olympic gold medallist An Se-young beat Chinese world quantity two Wang Zhiyi 13-21 21-19 21-15. An, ranked primary on the earth, had received her first Indonesia Open in 2021, whereas Wang was chasing a primary crown on the occasion.
Wang was off to a shiny begin, powering her option to a 10-17 lead earlier than comfortably closing out the opening sport.
An was as soon as once more backed right into a nook as a dominant Wang raced to a 5-0 lead within the second sport. But the 23-year-old turned the sport on its head to degree at 18-18 and ultimately pressured a decider.
An was made to work arduous, however the All England Open champion held her nerve to come back out on prime, profitable six of the final 11 factors within the ultimate sport.
In the ladies’s doubles ultimate, China’s world primary pair Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning overcame fourth-ranked Malaysian duo Thinaah Muralitharan and Pearly Tan 23-25 21-12 21-19.
It was heartbreak for the hosts within the males’s doubles as Indonesian pair Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Isfahani fought arduous however fell quick within the second and third video games in opposition to the fifth-seeded duo Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-Jae of South Korea.
The ultimate outcome was 18-21 21-19 21-12 to the Koreans.
French pair Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue took residence the blended doubles title after a 21-16 21-18 victory over Thai duo Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Gicquel mentioned. “We never thought we’d get this far after the first round. It’s crazy, it was one of our goals to win a big tournament this year. It’s a lot of hard work behind this, so we’re grateful.”
It is France’s first Super 1000 title.
“We are so happy to make badminton a bit more popular (in France) with this win,” Delrue mentioned. “I hope we’ll get more media and more players coming to play. I wanted to be the first to win a big tournament so that’s done.”
Published – June 09, 2025 03:48 am IST
