Indonesia secures men's title in 2019 Indonesia Masters badminton tourney

Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-26 21:21:31|Editor: Xiaoxia
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JAKARTA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has secured men's doubles title in 2019 Indonesia Masters as its top seeded pairing Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo defeated Danish pair Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup in the semifinals on Saturday.

The win of world no. 1 pairing entitled them to vie against their compatriots Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan who qualified earlier in the day.

Marcus/Kevin beat their sixth seeded Danish opponents in 34 minutes, winning 21-19, 21-13.

"We were confident, very much enjoyed the second game as our opponents could not escape from our pressures," Kevin told a press conference after the semifinal match.

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