Jakarta : World badminton number one Viktor Axelsen triumphed in straight games over underdog Zhao Jun Peng of China on Sunday, clinching the Indonesia Open championship for the second consecutive year.
Zhao’s aggressive approach would ultimately cost him, leading to several errors in the second and final set as Axelsen took home the title with scores of 21-9 and 21-10.
The second-seed Tai Tzu Ying defeated Asian champion Wang Zhi Yi of China on Sunday in Jakarta to claim the women’s singles title at the badminton’s Indonesia Open 2022.
Chinese Taipei’s Olympic silver medallist narrowly lost the first game (21-23) but immediately reacted by taking the second period 21-6.
Then Tai, who’s going to turn 28 on Monday, took control of the decider and saw off Wang 21-15 to take her second consecutive title in the BWF World Tour after the Thailand Open.
The final day started with the success of China’s Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong, who earned the mixed doubles title after seeing off Watanabe Yuta and Higashino Arisa of Japan in two games (21-14, 21-16).
In the semi-final clash, Tai Tzu Ying saw off Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Chen Yu Fei. The second seed of the tournament lost the first game in 13 minutes but then tied the score in a thrilling second set (33′) after saving five match points (26-24).