Viktor Axelsen won the Indonesia Masters on Sunday© AFP
Danish top badminton player Viktor Axelsen won the men’s singles title at the Indonesia Masters on Sunday by beating Taiwanese Chou Tien-chen in straight sets. The world number one defeated Chou 21-10, 21-12 in a 41-minute match at the Istora sports arena in Jakarta. “I love playing here in Istora and I have always dreamed of winning a tournament in Istora. It’s a legendary location, so to have done that is something that’s very special to me,” Axelsen, 28, told reporters.
Axelsen’s win came after beating home favorite Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the semifinals.
In women’s singles, China’s Chen Yufei defeated Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon to win her first title since her gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She defeated Ratchanok, who won the Indonesian Masters women’s title in 2020, in a 74-minute three-set match 21-16, 18-21, 21-15.
“I am very happy to have won the gold medal today. I had some difficulties during the competition, but I am very happy to have overcome them and to secure the victory,” said Chen, the number four of the team. the world.
Chen secured a place in the final after beating compatriot He Bingjiao 21-17, 21-14 in the semi-finals.
After the Indonesia Masters, the Indonesia Open starts on June 14 and lasts until June 19.
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The back-to-back tournaments have been long anticipated by badminton fans after nearly three years without a live audience in the Indonesian capital due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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