He scored 471 points defeating his opponent from Thailand Ilyas Sadara who garnered 460 points to get a silver medal. The bronze medal went to Almohaidis Abad from the Philippines with 455 points.
Sugianto`s point collection in the final round was higher than 467 he got in the preliminary round.
Three gold medals are offered in the men`s singles, women`s doubles and women`s team events.
With the additional gold medal from Sugianto, Indonesia`s total gold medal collection now reached 25. Totally Indonesia has won 73 medals consisting of 25 gold, 19 silver and 29 bronze medals.
Reporting by Syaiful Hakim
Editing by Yoseph Hariyadi, Suharto
Reporter: Antara
Editor: Andi Abdussalam
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