Indonesia badminton fans will have to wait another year to end their title drought on home soil after their shuttlers suffered double heartache in the Djarum Indonesia Open Superseries Premier on Sunday.
The crowd came with high hopes of seeing an Indonesian victory for the first time since 2008, but left disappointed as China once again dominated the OSIM BWF World Superseries, winning four titles, including two finals against Indonesian opponents.
Following victories by Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng in the men's doubles and Wang Yihan in the women's singles and a win for Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the men's singles, the real action, as far as the home fans were concerned started with the women's doubles.
Vita Marissa, who partnered Liliyana Natsir to the 2008 women's doubles crown - the same year as Sony Dwi Kuncoro won the men's singles crown - had powered her way to the women's doubles with Nadya Melati.
They had defeated two seeded pairs, including two former world No.1 combinations to reach the final but found current world No. 1s Wang Xiaoli-Yu Yang, too hot to handle and succumbed 21-12, 21-10 in only 27 minutes.
Undaunted by that loss, the fans were still in full voice as the hottest pair on the world circuit, Liliyana and Tantowi Ahmad, who had won their last three Open tournaments - Yonex Sunrise India Open Superseries, Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold and Li Ning Singapore Open Superseries - were up next.
The duo, who have since risen to No. 2 in the world, were up against world No. 1s Zhang Nan-Zhao Yunlei, a pair they beat in straight games at the Singapore Open semi-finals a week ago. Tantowi-Liliyana looked to be on their way to their third consecutive OSIM BWF World Superseries crown when they took the first games 22-20. The Chinese pair, however, turned up the heat in the remaining two games and came away with a 21-14, 21-9 victory to send the crowd home disappointed, yet again.
Source : Badminton World Federation
Following victories by Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng in the men's doubles and Wang Yihan in the women's singles and a win for Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the men's singles, the real action, as far as the home fans were concerned started with the women's doubles.
Vita Marissa, who partnered Liliyana Natsir to the 2008 women's doubles crown - the same year as Sony Dwi Kuncoro won the men's singles crown - had powered her way to the women's doubles with Nadya Melati.
They had defeated two seeded pairs, including two former world No.1 combinations to reach the final but found current world No. 1s Wang Xiaoli-Yu Yang, too hot to handle and succumbed 21-12, 21-10 in only 27 minutes.
Undaunted by that loss, the fans were still in full voice as the hottest pair on the world circuit, Liliyana and Tantowi Ahmad, who had won their last three Open tournaments - Yonex Sunrise India Open Superseries, Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold and Li Ning Singapore Open Superseries - were up next.
The duo, who have since risen to No. 2 in the world, were up against world No. 1s Zhang Nan-Zhao Yunlei, a pair they beat in straight games at the Singapore Open semi-finals a week ago. Tantowi-Liliyana looked to be on their way to their third consecutive OSIM BWF World Superseries crown when they took the first games 22-20. The Chinese pair, however, turned up the heat in the remaining two games and came away with a 21-14, 21-9 victory to send the crowd home disappointed, yet again.
Source : Badminton World Federation
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