Greysia Polii pairing with Nitya Krishinda won the womens double champion title after surprisingly defeating their Chinese rival pair Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang 21-18, 21-11, the All Indonesia Badminton Association (PBSI) reported in its website on Sunday.
This was their second victory against the Chinese pair after they overpowered them at France Open 2013 21-17, 14-21, 23-21 to make the score of victories to 2-2.
"Thank God, we are very glad we finally became a champion. The title would make us more confident to meet the upcoming world championship and Asian Games 2014.
Hendra Aprida Gunawan and Andree Adistia meanwhile grabbed the champion title in the mens double event after beating Chinese pair Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen in a rubber set 21-14,16-21, 21-16.
The Indonesian mixed double pair Alfian Eko Prasetyo/Annisa Saufika however failed to become a champion after they surrendered to Chinese pair Liu Yuchen/YuXiaohan 12-22, 14-21.
reporting by hernawan wahyudono
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