The gold medal went to Indonesia after its pair Markis Kido/ Hendra Setiawan defeated Malaysian pair Mak Hee Chun/Ong Soon Hock 21-10, 21-14 in a 30-minute match.
Earlier, Indonesia`s men`s single players Simon Santoso and Tommy Sugiarto won respectively over Daren Liew 22-20, 21-12 and Mohammad Arif bin Abdul Latif 21-13, 21-17.
The only victory for the Malaysian team was made by Lim Khim Wah/Goh Wei Shem who beat Indonesian pair Bona Septano/Mohammad Ahsan 21-18, 15-21, 25-23.
The All Indonesia Badminton Association (PBSI) has set a target of four gold medals and it relies on the team event for it besides on the men`s single, men`s double and mixed double events.
The individual events are scheduled to be held from Wednesday to Saturday offering five golds for grabs.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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