Antonsen Has the Answers – Indonesia Masters
Title favourite Kento Momota was outplayed in an absorbing 79-minute contest by Anders Antonsen as the Dane won his first major title at the DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2019 today.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The 21-year-old Dane, in his first final of this level, produced the perfect recipe to unseat Momota in a result that ran counter to most pre-match predictions: 21-16 14-21 21-16.
The women’s singles final ended on an unhappy note, with Spain’s Carolina Marin collapsing in pain due to a right knee injury while leading 10-4 against India’s Saina Nehwal. The three doubles titles were split between Indonesia (men’s doubles), Japan (women’s doubles) and China (mixed doubles).
Antonsen (featured image) showed great maturity in not only executing his game plan, but keeping his head at the end in an arena bursting with thousands of excited fans.