jpnn.com, BALI - The 2021 BWF World Tour Finals concludes the series of events for the 2021 Indonesia Badminton Festival (IBF), which was held since November 16.
Previously, there were already two tournaments completed at the 2021 IBF, namely the 2021 Indonesia Masters (November 16-21) and the 2021 Indonesia Open (November 23-28).
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The BWF World Tour Finals, with a total prize of US$1.5 million, ended on Sunday (5/12).
South Korea came out as the overall champion.
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Badminton players from the Ginseng country won two titles in the categories of women's doubles and women's singles.
In the women's doubles sector, Kim Soyeong and Kong Heeyong managed to climb to the highest podium after defeating Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida from Japan, with an identical score of 21-14, 21-14 in 44 minutes.
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As for the women's singles number, An Seyoung ordained herself to be the best after beating Indian badminton queen Pusarla V. Sindhu with a score of 21-16, 21-12 in 39 minutes.
An Seyoung recorded a hat-trick at the IBF 2021 as the 19-year-old badminton player had also stolen the Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open trophies.
Another badminton player who successfully carved a hat trick at the 2021 IBF was the mixed doubles players Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai from Thailand.
In the final match of the 2021 World Tour Finals, the Thai representatives beat Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino from Japan through a two-game battle with a score of 21-19, 21-11 in 40 minutes.
This was the fourth title in a row for Dechapol and Sapsiree. They also won the 2021 Hylo Open.
In the men's doubles sector, the host pair Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo failed to win the title after losing to Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi.
The Japanese duo overcame The Minions' resistance through a three-game battle with a score of 21-16, 13-21, 21-17 in 1 hour 1 minute.
As for the men's singles sector, Viktor Axelsen without difficulty overcame Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand with a score of 21-12, 21-8 in just 43 minutes.
After the IBF 2021 event, the world's badminton players will fight again in Spain in a tournament titled the World Championship, which will take place on December 12-19. (mcr16/mcr20/jpnn)
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