The BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament titled Indonesia Open 2023 has been completed on Sunday (18/6/2023). As a result, China became the country with the most number of representatives on the list of champions for the 2023 Indonesia Open. They dominated after their two representatives won the top match at Istora Senayan, Jakarta.
Meanwhile, Viktor Axelsen, who is the world’s best men’s singles player, made another triumph by winning the 2023 Indonesia Open. Viktor Axelsen also recorded a hat trick or won three consecutive titles at Istora Senayan. Previously, he also won the title at Istora when he appeared at the 2022 Indonesia Open and Indonesia Masters.
Viktor Axelsen was confirmed to be the 2023 Indonesia Open champion after winning the top party against the host representative, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. The match against Anthony Ginting was a tough hurdle for Viktor Axelsen to win the 2023 Indonesia Open. This is because Anthony Ginting is on a positive trend after winning two titles in the last two months.
Anthony Ginting won these two titles when he appeared at the Badminton Asia Championships and Singapore Open 2023. Nevertheless, Viktor Axelsen was still able to show his quality as the world’s best men’s singles in front of Anthony Ginting. He won in a straight game or two straight games with a score of 21-14 and 21-13. Thanks to this victory, Viktor Axelsen is one of five badminton players or pairs who are included in the list of Indonesian Open 2023 champions.
Overall, the list of Indonesian Open 2023 champions is dominated by Chinese representatives, namely Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong and Chen Yu Fei. Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong became the champion in the mixed doubles sector after winning the top match against Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (Japan).
Meanwhile, Chen Yu Fei triumphed in the women’s singles sector. She won over the Spanish representative, Carolina Marin, when she fought in the final of the 2023 Indonesia Open. The championship titles in the men’s and women’s doubles sectors belonged to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India) and Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee (South Korea).