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SHAH ALAM, Feb 20 — Indonesia reached another milestone in their illustrative badminton world as their women’s team were crowned as the Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) 2022 champions after beating South Korea, 3-1, here today.
This was their first title since the tournament began in 2016 while South Korea had to settle for yet another runner-up finish, repeating their 2020 edition achievement.
Indonesia got off to a flying start as the 2017 World Junior Champion, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung delivered an ‘A-game’ performance to crush Sim Yujin 21-9, 21-10 in just 26 minutes.
However, the South Korean side never gave up as their main doubles pair, Baek Ha Na-Seong Seung Yeon levelled the score for their team.
The world number 14 duo overcame a rubber set tie that lasted for one hour and five minutes against Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi, winning in 21-15, 14-21, 21-14.
In the third game, Indonesia regained the lead after Putri Kusuma Wardani got the better of Lee Se Yeon 21-10, 21-18. — Bernama