Sydney: In an all-Indonesian men’s doubles final, the No. 1 seeds Berry Angriawan/Hardianto Hardianto emerged victorious against No. 2 seeds Wahyu Nayaka and Ade Yusuf at the Australian Open on Sunday. Continue reading Berry Angriawan/Hardianto win, Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying fall short in Australian Open finals
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Hendra Setiawan/ Mohammad Ahsan eyeing men’s doubles title at All England
Birmingham: The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) are hoping their top men’s doubles pair Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan could bring home the men’s doubles title at the prestigious All England championships that will kick off the main draw action on Wednesday.
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Indonesia seals dramatic Badminton Asia Team Championships victory
Hyderabad: Although the Indonesian men’s team has qualified for the Thomas Cup, they did not take Japan lightly in Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) final on Sunday. Both teams were neck and neck throughout the tie until Indonesia overcame Japan in an epic decisive fifth match to seal a 3-2 win.
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PBSI looking to add a second men’s pair at Rio Olympics
aJakarta: For this year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) still relied heavily on Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan to bring home the nation’s first Olympic gold medal since Hendra Setiawan and Markis Kido last won it at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by defeating Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng 12–21, 21–11, 21–16 in the men’s doubles final.
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Tommy Sugiarto beats Kidambi Srikanth in hard-fought Indonesian Masters final
Malang: Tommy Sugiarto survived a close call in in the Indonesian Masters men’s final, needing three sets on Sunday to hold off Indian No. 1 seed Kidambi Srikanth 17-21, 21-13, 24-22 in 59 minutes.
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Tommy Sugiarto sets up Indonesian Masters final against Kidambi Srikanth
Malang: No. 2 seed Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia sailed into Indonesian Masters final with a comprehensive 21-18, 21-18 beat down of compatriot Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo in 35 minutes on Saturday. Not only had Sugiarto improved his head-to-head record against Prasetyo to 3-0 after Saturday’s victory, the victory could potentially push Sugiarto who is currently ranked World No. 12 to world’s top 10 before the year end.
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P.V. Sindhu downs Akane Yamaguchi to set up Minatsu Mitani final at Macau Open
Macau: Two-time Macau Open defending champion P.V Sindhu’s enduring brilliance and her sheer hatred of losing allowed her to withstand a stunning fightback by Akane Yamaguchi and remained undefeated at the Macau Open on Saturday.
World No. 12 Sindhu got off to an excellent start in the first set as she took the game 21-8 in approximately 14 minutes.
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Goh Soon Huat pulls past B. S Praneeth into Macau Open semis
Macau: Malaysian men’s singles shuttler Goh Soon Huat had to roll through a spirited opponent on Friday before he found a way to summon his best badminton when it mattered the most to race past India’s B. Sai Praneeth down the stretch with 21-16, 21-23, 21-13 in 70 minutes.
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