Chou Tien-chen Raih Juara Tunggal Putra Indonesia Open 2019
Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan Wins Men`s Singles Title at Indonesia Open
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
PEBULUTANGKIS Taiwan Chou Tien-chen memenangkan tunggal putra di turnamen bulutangkis Indonesia Open 2019, Minggu, mencatatkan gelar pertamanya di ajang Super 1000.
Pebulutangkis peringkat tiga dunia tersebut menjadi orang Taiwan pertama yang memenangkan gelar di Indonesia Open, setelah mengalahkan pemain Denmark Anders Antonsen 21-18, 24-26, 21-15 dalam 91 menit.
"Itu adalah pertandingan yang bagus, kami berdua saling menekan selama 90 menit, itu adalah pertandingan yang panjang ... dan melelahkan," kata pemain berusia 29 tahun itu melalui penerjemah setelah pertandingan.
Di tunggal putri, pebulutangkis Jepang Akane Yamaguchi meraih gelar setelah mengalahkan Pusarla V. Sindhu 21-15 India, 21-16.
Dia maju ke final untuk pertama kalinya setelah mengalahkan Tai Tzu-ying nomor satu dunia Taiwan pada Sabtu.
Sementara itu, di ganda putri, duo Jepang Yuki Fukushima dan Sayaka Hirota mengalahkan rekan senegaranya Misaki Matsutomo dan Ayaka Takahashi 21-16, 21-18.
Dalam ganda campuran all-Chinese, Zheng Siwei dan Huang Yaqiong mengalahkan Wang Yilyu dan Huang Dongping 21-13, 21-18 untuk meraih gelar.
Final ganda putra tetap didominasi Indonesia dengan hadirnya all-Indonesian menampilkan pasangan peringkat teratas dunia Marcus Gideon dan Kevin Sukamuljo yang mengalahkan Mohammad Ahsan dan Hendra Setiawan 21-19 dan 21-16.
Duo ganda putra paling disegani dunia saat ini, berjuluk "Minion" merujuk pada karakter unik dalam film animasi populer 2015 - memuji lawan dan rekan senegaranya atas permainan cepat mereka.
"Kami sangat beruntung di pertandingan pertama, kami banyak mengandalkan keberuntungan. Sangat sulit untuk memprediksi pergerakan mereka," kata Sukamuljo pada konferensi pers seperti dikutip AFP yang dilansir MailOnline.
TAIWAN SHUTTLER Chou Tien-chen won the men's singles at the Indonesia Open badminton tournament Sunday, his first title in a Super 1000 level event.
The world number three became the first Taiwanese to win the title at the Indonesia Open, after defeating Denmark's Anders Antonsen 21-18, 24-26, 21-15 in 91 minutes.
"It was a good game, both of us pressured each other for 90 minutes, it was a long game ... and exhausting," the 29-year-old said through an interpreter after the match.
In the women's singles, Japan's Akane Yamaguchi clinched the title after defeating India's Pusarla V. Sindhu 21-15, 21-16.
She only advanced to the final for the first time after demolishing Taiwan's world number one Tai Tzu-ying on Saturday.
Meanwhile, in the women's doubles, Japanese duo Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota beat their compatriots Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi 21-16, 21-18.
In an all-Chinese mixed doubles, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong outclassed Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping 21-13, 21-18 to clinch the title.
The men's doubles final was an all-Indonesian affair with the world's top-ranked pair Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo besting Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 21-19 and 21-16.
The powerhouse duo -- affectionately dubbed the "Minions" after the yellow characters in a popular 2015 animated film -- praised their opponents and fellow countrymen for their fast-paced game.
"We were very lucky in the first game, we relied a lot on luck. It was extremely difficult to predict their moves," Sukamuljo told a press conference.
