China exacts revenge on Indonesia, wins junior mixed team badminton title

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 Chinese players observe  aft  winning the golden  medal.

On unreality nine: Chinese players observe aft winning the golden medal. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR

China got redemption for the nonaccomplishment successful past year’s last arsenic it took down Indonesia 45-30, 45-44 to clinch its 15th rubric astatine the World inferior mixed squad badminton championships (Suhandinata Cup) present connected Saturday.

Japan and India, the losing semifinalists, were awarded the bronze medals.

The Indian inferior  badminton squad  won the bronze medal.

The Indian inferior badminton squad won the bronze medal. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR

The acme clash, played successful beforehand of a near-capacity assemblage astatine the National Tennis Centre, was a communicative of 2 halves. After China won each 5 matches to expanse the archetypal set, Indonesia fought back.

With a boisterous Indonesian seat trying to recreate the ambiance of the iconic Istora Senayan, Riska Anggraini and Rinjani Kwinnara Nastine bushed Cao Zi Han and Chen Fan Shu Tian successful girls’ doubles 9-5.

When Ikhsan Lintang Pramudya joined Nastine for mixed doubles and stretched the pb to 13-7, everything seemed to beryllium signalling towards a decider. Chen Jun Ting and Cao, though, had different ideas, and won 11 of the adjacent 12 points to bring China backmost into the contest.

Liu Si Ya and Liu Yang Ming Yu held Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan and Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah respectively to 9-9 draws successful the 2 singles encounters to support China 4 points ahead.

A consciousness of deja vu struck China.

Similar to its tense semifinal decorativeness against Japan, the men’s doubles duo of Ting and Liu Jun Rong astir squandered the advantage. Indonesia substituted Alexius Ongkytama Subagio with Muhammad Rizki Mubarrok arsenic Raihan Daffa Edsel Pramono’s partner. Leading 44-43, Mubarrok and Pramono had 2 opportunities to instrumentality the last to a 3rd set, but some netted the shuttle 1 aft the different to extremity the tie.

China saves a acceptable constituent and clinches its 15th BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships rubric (Suhandinata Cup) with a 45-30, 45-44 triumph implicit Indonesia successful Guwahati.

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The result: Final: China bt Indonesia 45-30, 45-44.

Set 1: Match 1 (Girls’ Doubles): Cao Zi Han/Chen Fan Shu Tian 9-8 Riska Anggraini/Rinjani Kwinnara Nastine

Match 2 (Mixed Doubles): Chen Jun Ting/Cao Zi Han 18-15 Ikhsan Lintang Pramudya/Rinjani Kwinnara Nastine

Match 3 (Girl’s Singles): Liu Si Ya 27-20 Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan

Match 4 (Boy’s Singles): Liu Yang Ming Yu 36-27 Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah

Match 5 (Boy’s Doubles): Chen Jun Ting/Liu Jun Rong 45-30 Raihan Daffa Edsel Pramono/Alexius Ongkytama Subagio

Set 2: Match 1 (Girls’ Doubles): Cao Zi Han/Chen Fan Shu Tian 5-9 Riska Anggraini/Rinjani Kwinnara Nastine

Match 2 (Mixed Doubles): Chen Jun Ting/Cao Zi Han 18-14 Ikhsan Lintang Pramudya/Rinjani Kwinnara Nastine

Match 3 (Girls’ Singles): Liu Si Ya 27-23 Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan

Match 4 (Boys’ Singles): Liu Yang Ming Yu 36-32 Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah

Match 5 (Boys’ Doubles): Chen Jun Ting/Liu Jun Rong 45-44 Raihan Daffa Edsel Pramono/Muhammad Rizki Mubarrok

Published - October 11, 2025 07:38 p.m. IST

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