Chou is Last Man Standing! – Indonesia Open: Day 6
A magnificent men’s singles final at the BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2019 went the way of Chou Tien Chen after he outlasted Anders Antonsen in 91 minutes today.
· DEV SUKUMAR
It was an epic performance from Chou, who survived his fourth straight three-game win, each of which lasted over an hour and fifteen minutes. His triumph today crowned the biggest moment of his career – his first World Tour Super 1000 victory coming in the most dramatic of fashions.
Antonsen had the wind in his sails going into the final. Not only had Chou spent an average 66 minutes per match in his last four rounds, Antonsen himself had had a far earlier path. Three of his matches were straight-games wins; his second round against Shi Yu Qi saw him spend just 12 minutes on court as his opponent retired with an ankle injury.
Besides, the Dane had achieved his biggest triumph in the very same arena a few months ago – beating world No.1 Kento Momota in the final.