National Heroes! – Doubles Finals: BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2018
The standard-bearers of Indonesian badminton stood tall inside Istora Senayan today, bringing more honour and glory to their country as the curtains closed on the BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2018.
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First, Olympic and World champions, Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir, held off a determined early challenge from Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying before coasting to victory and defending their Mixed Doubles title.
Following their lead, Men’s Doubles super act, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (featured image), laid claim to the Indonesia Open crown in a fast-paced rout of upcoming Japanese Takuto Inoue/Yuki Kaneko: 21-13 21-16 in 31 minutes.
“We are so happy. This victory is for the people of Indonesia,” said the exuberant top guns, after adding a second Super 1000 title to their All England championship in March.