On October 16, Beijing time, the Thomas Cup ended another semi-final, and the Indonesian team won the final. In the match against the host Denmark, Quintin lost to Axelsen in the first match, but Gideon/Sukamuyo, Christie, Alfian/Adianto won one game each after that, and Indonesia won 3-1 against Denmark to reach the final. The Indonesian team will compete with the Chinese team for the championship.
Denmark and Indonesia are both favourites to win the tournament, with Denmark's outstanding singles strength, the first two singles are Axelsen and Antonsen, and in the semifinals, veteran WittingHas was sent to play three singles. In doubles, Denmark sent Astrup/Rasmussen and Christiansen/Sogaard. Indonesia's three singles players are still Quintin, Christie and Hustavito, and the two doubles pairs have sent Gideon/Sukamuyo and Alfian/Adianto.
In the first game, Axelsen and Quintin met, and in the opening stage, Quintin was still able to negotiate with Axelsen, but after 5 draws, Axelsen began to speed up, and his active attack was more threatening, scoring consecutive points after 5 draws. Quintyn chased back one point, and Axelsen set off a new offensive, scoring 8 points in a row to establish the advantage. Unable to create a threat, Axelsen took the city 21-9 ahead. Axelsen continued to take the lead in the second set, he withstood multiple shocks from Quintin, 21-15, Axelsen won the next city, and Denmark took a 1-0 lead.
Gideon/Sukamuyo and Astrup/Rasmussen fought fiercely in the second game, with the two sides spending 55 minutes to complete three sets, and Gideon/Sukamuyo eventually had the upper hand slightly, winning 2-1 (21-13, 10-21, 21-15) and Indonesia pulling the total score to a draw.
The third game was played between Christie and Antonsen, who had previously played each other seven times, with Christie slightly dominant with a 4-3 loss. The two played very stiffly in the first set, and after 11 draws Christie scored consecutive points to open the lead. Antonson was tenacious, saving two consecutive innings after 18-20 to tie. Antonsen then wasted 2 innings and Christie finally seized the 4th inning, 25-23, and he narrowly won the first set.
In the second inning, Antonson scored consecutive points after a 6 draw, and Christie had closed the gap to one point, but Antonson scored four consecutive runs after 15-14 to pull back the set at 21-15.
In the second doubles battle between the two teams, the Indonesian team had the upper hand, Alfian/Adianto suppressed Denmark's Christiansen/Sogaarde, 21-14, 21-14, and the Indonesian team won in just 38 minutes to win in two straight sets. Indonesia eliminated Denmark 3-1 to reach the final.