JAKARTA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The final of the 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters ended in Jakarta on the evening of the 28th.
After Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong won the first game 21-15, they were once led by the Japanese pair Midorikawa Daiki/Saito Natsu 7-10 in the second game, but Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong then quickly reversed the situation and won the second game 21-16 to win the first gold for the Chinese team.
"When the second game was almost 11 points, we strengthened the initiative of the attack and scored more points. Huang Yaqiong said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters after the game.
In the women's doubles "civil war", Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning lost the first game at 10:21, and narrowly defeated Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu with a slight advantage of 21:19 and 22:20, and successfully won the gold, and Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu won the runner-up.
In women's singles, Wang Zhiyi defeated Japanese star Nozomi Okuhara in straight games 21:14 and 21:13 to win the championship. Although Okuhara was in the lead at the beginning of the two games, they were quickly overtaken and suppressed by Wang Zhiyi.
Wang Zhiyi said after the game: "I played more freely on the court today, and I feel that I played well, but there are also some experiences that need to be summed up, and I will work hard to qualify for the Olympic Games in the future." ”
The Men's Singles was won by Denmark's Antonsen, who defeated Canada's Yang Can 18-21, 21-13, 21-18. The Men's Doubles title was won by Indonesia's Fernando/Martin, who defeated Denmark's Astrup/Anders Rasmussen 21-12, 20-22, 21-11.