Men\'s Doubles Domination Good Preparation for Tokyo
Indonesia and China showed their dominance of the men\'s doubles and mixed doubles games, respectively. This is a good start for their hunt for medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (second left) and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (right) pose with their first-place trophies alongside second-place winners and compatriots Mohammad Ahsan (left) and Hendra Setiawan on 22 Sept. 2019, following the all-Indonesian men\'s doubles final at the China Open 2019 badminton championships in Changzhou, eastern Jiangsu province.
CHANGZHOU, SUNDAY — The three BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournaments of 2019 ended with the completion of the China Open on Sunday (22/9/2019). Indonesia and China showed their dominance of the men\'s doubles and mixed doubles games, respectively. This is a good start for their hunt for medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Indonesia brings home a title through the world\'s No. 1 men\'s pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon. They defeated another Indonesian world-champion pair Hendra Setiawan and Mohammad Ahsan, 21-18, 17-21, 21-15 at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Changzhou.