Badminton world primary Viktor Axelsen clinched his third-consecutive Indonesia Open title on Sunday after triumphing over underdog Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in straight video games. The Danish ace continued his dominance on the courts of capital Jakarta’s Istora Senayan area, outplaying the hometown favorite and world quantity two 21-14, 21-13 in a 47-minute ultimate. Axelsen managed the match from begin to end, by no means permitting Ginting to achieve a foothold.

The 29-year-old mentioned the ultimate win had left him “speechless” after the Indonesian shuttler did not halt his sizzling streak.

“I never thought that I could win Indonesia Open for the straight third time,” the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist informed reporters.

“I played with a good balance in my game. A good balance between defence and attacking, and all in all, I’m really, really satisfied about my game today.”

It was his first particular person match title win after a hamstring harm pressured him to overlook the Singapore Open and withdraw from the Sudirman Cup, a world badminton match.

Axelsen mentioned he would prioritise his well being after making his comeback and wouldn’t be drawn on the place he would compete subsequent.

“I just want to make sure that my body is healthy and strong, and then there are so many tournaments coming up where I hopefully can perform again,” the reigning world champion mentioned.

In the ladies’s singles ultimate, China’s Chen Yu Fei triumphed in opposition to Spanish star Carolina Marin in a tightly contested 64-minute match to deliver residence the title.

World quantity 4 Chen took the primary recreation 21-18 earlier than Marin almost tied the match, carving out a slim 19-18 second recreation lead.

But her Chinese rival managed to grab the following three factors to win the title.

“I thought of changing my strategy against Marin and it turned out to be a bit of a success. That’s why I could get points in the second game,” 25-year-old shuttler Chen informed reporters.

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