Indonesia Super Series Premier in Jakarta 2015 Result

It was a disappointing two years in a row for the host as the only local representatives, Greysia Polii and Nitya Krishinda Maheswari, failed to nab a title in the finals of the 2015 BCA Indonesia Open Superseries Premier.

The Indonesians had met and defeated two Chinese women pairs in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds.  However, Polii and Maheswari fell down at the hands of another Chinese pair, World Champion Tian Qing and her new partner Tang Jinhua, to finish with a silver.

“We are grateful for our achievement in this tournament. Whatever the outcome, we have given our best,” said Polii.

“This Chinese pair has more speed and they are good at attacking. It meant our strategy could not run well,” Polii said about their defeat.

Meanwhile, Korean representatives Ko Sung Hyun / Shin Baek Cheol were able to silence their opponents, Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan in a match that finished with 21-16, 16-21, 21-19.

“Today’s match was very tight and somehow difficult, but my partner encouraged me, so that we could win our first Superseries Premier title,” said Shin Baek Cheol.

Zhang Nan had been unsuccessful earlier, as his compatriots Xu Chen / Ma Jin won the title after defeating Zhang and Zhao Yunlei 21-17, 21-16. 

This victory in the final round becomes a motivation for Xu Chen / Ma Jin, because in each of their many previous meetings in the last four years, the #2 seeds always lost when confronted by Zhang/Zhao.

“This victory is an appreciation for us to be able to play better in the future,” stated Xu Chen after the match.

“We are tired because in semi-final, we played in rubber games against host.  That was a tiring match,” said Zhao Yunlei.

Like Zhang and Zhao, men’s singles defending champion, Jan O Jorgensen, failed to defend his title. The victory last year over Kenichi Tago was avenged by another Japanese singles' player, Kento Momota.  Momota, after losing the first game, tried to play at his best in the second game to keep the chance open to take a title that is worth US$60,000.

“I said to myself, if I can win the second game then I will win this match,” said Momota at the press conference.  Momota managed to obtain the championship title after a deciding game, which he won 21-7.

The women’s singles final featured a match that was as beautiful as the players themselves. However, Japan’s Yui Hashimoto could not show her best performance. The Japanese player made a lot of mistakes and ceded the match easily to 2013 World Champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand, who kept on the attack until the match ended with a score of 21-11, 21-10.


Final results

Men's Singles: Japan Kento Momota
Men's Doubles: South Korea Ko Sung-hyun / Shin Baek-cheol
Women's Singles: Thailand Ratchanok Intanon
Women's Doubles: China Tang Jinhua / Tian Qing
Mixed Doubles: China Xu Chen / Ma Jin
 

XD: Xu Chen / Ma Jin (CHN) [2] beat Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei (CHN) [1]  21-17, 21-16
WS: Ratchanok Intanon (THA) [6] beat Yui Hashimoto (JPN)  21-11, 21-10
MS: Kento Momota (JPN) [8] beat Jan O. Jorgensen (DEN) [3]  16-21, 21-19, 21-7
WD: Tang Jinhua / Tian Qing (CHN) [8] beat Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii (INA) [6]  21-11, 21-10
MD: Ko Sung Hyun / Shin Baek Cheol (KOR) beat Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan (CHN) [8]  21-16, 16-21, 21-19

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