Published: 09:48, June 20, 2022 | Updated: 09:47, June 20, 2022
China wins two golds, two silvers at badminton's Indonesia Open
By Xinhua

Mixed doubles first place winners Zheng Siwei (right) and Huang Yaqiong of China celebrate on the podium with runner ups Yuta Watanabe(left) and Arisa Higashino of Japan during the victory ceremony at Indonesia Open badminton tournament at Istora Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 19, 2022. (DITA ALANGKARA / AP)

JAKARTA - China claimed two golds and two silvers as the 2022 Indonesia Open badminton tournament at the Istora Senayan stadium concluded here on Sunday evening.

China's top-seeded duo Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong secured the mixed doubles title after a crushing 21-14, 21-16 defeat of Japan's Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino in 41 minutes.

Last Sunday, world No. 2 pair Zheng and Huang had taken gold at the Indonesian Masters tournament held at the same stadium. "The medals of today and last week proved that we are a good team," said Huang.

First place winners Liu Yuchen (left) and Ou Xuanyi of China, celebrate on the podium amid confettis with runner ups Choi Sol-gyu (left) and Kim Won-ho of South Korea after their men's doubles final match at Indonesia Open badminton tournament at Istora Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 19, 2022. (DITA ALANGKARA / AP)

Their compatriots Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi secured the men's doubles title by downing their South Korean opponents Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Won-ho of South Korea 21-17, 23-21.

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Fellow Chinese Wang Zhiyi, 22, finished with a silver medal in the women's singles after losing to Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying 21-23, 21-6, 21-15 in an hour-long contest.

Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong (right) of China compete during the mixed doubles final match against Watanabe Yuta/Higashino Arisa of Japan at Indonesia Open 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 19, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Zhao Junpeng took the silver in the men's singles as the 26-year-old was knocked out by world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 21-9, 21-10.

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In the all-Japanese women's doubles final, Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida beat Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota 18-21, 21-14, 21-17.