Indonesia Masters: Doubles Delight for Japan
It was ‘gambatte’ for Team Japan as Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi collected their second HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 title in as many months and cemented their first-ever win over top seeds Marcus Fernaldi…
· DIANNE PIERRE
It was ‘gambatte’ for Team Japan as Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi collected their second HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 title in as many months and cemented their first-ever win over top seeds Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo. Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida then made it a doubles double for Japan claiming their first title in two years.
Hoki and Kobayashi dethroned the three-time defending DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters champions 21-11 17-11 21-19 in a tense battle.
“We are so happy to win. This a big victory for us,” said an elated Hoki. "To defeat the world No.1 ranked men’s doubles pair really builds on our confidence. We haven’t managed to do it before.”