Indonesia Open: China win mixed doubles top two places
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Two Chinese pairs stood on the podium of the mixed doubles event during the Badminton's Indonesia Open on Sunday.

Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong took the gold and teammates Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping, with a final ended 21-13, 21-18 in favor of the Zheng/Huang duet.

It was the 10th meeting between the two Chinese combinations since 2017, with Zheng/Huang winning nine of them. 

In the men's singles final, Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei beat Anders Antonsen of Denmark 21-18, 24-26 and 21-15 in an epic game lasting for one hour and 31 minutes.

It was the new peak of Chou's professional career.

Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei poses with men's singles trophy at the Indonesia Open, July 21, 2019. /VCG Photo

Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei poses with men's singles trophy at the Indonesia Open, July 21, 2019. /VCG Photo

Japan underlined its dominance in the women's game as their players scooped both singles and doubles titles.

The Japanese doubles pair of Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota beat compatriots Misaki Matsumoto/Ayaka Takahashi 21-16, 21-18, before Akane Yamaguchi won in the following singles finalmatch.

Yamaguchi defeated Indian Pusarla Sindhu 21-15, 21-16.

Defending champions Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo retained their men's doubles title after beating compatriots Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan 21-19, 21-16 in the final.

Indonesia Open is a BWF World Tour Super 1000 series, with a cash prize of 1.25 million U.S. dollars. It is one of three BWF tournaments in the category, the others are China Open and All England.

(Cover: (L-R) Wang Yilyu, Huang Dongping, Huang Yaqiong and Zheng Siwei of China pose on the podium of mixed doubles event of the Indonesia Open, July 21, 2019. /VCG Photo)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency