Maria Kristin, Jeffer Rosobin Jakarta Open champions
Maria Kristin, Jeffer Rosobin Jakarta Open champions
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
National women's shuttler Maria Kristin gave herself a perfect
birthday present on Saturday, beating Fransiska Ratnasari Hari S
to win the weeklong Yonex Sunrise Jakarta Open Satellite
badminton championship.
After a sluggish start, Kristin, who turned 20 on Saturday,
turned the final around to win 2-11, 11-5, 11-2 in Senayan,
Central Jakarta.
"I did not expect to win this match," she said after her win.
"I made too many unforced errors in the first game, but I
regained my composure in the second and third games."
Fransiska, who was included on the team for the Sudirman Cup
mixed team championship in May while Kristin was left off, played
aggressively in the first game and did not allow her opponent to
develop a rhythm.
In the second, Kristin showed more patience, mixing up drop
shots in long rallies to take command.
A tiring Fransiska could provide little resistance in the
final game.
In the men's singles final, former national player Jeffer
Rosobin outclassed Budi Santoso 15-13, 15-12.
The match was closely contested, with Jeffer making a comeback
from 6-11 down in the second game to overcome Budi, who is also a
former member of the national team.
Budi's game also felt apart in the crucial final points when
he was upset by an umpiring decision.
"I was prepared to play a third game, but I just tried to
speed up the pace when I was behind in the second. Luckily, Budi
was also faulted by the umpire when I took a 13-12 lead, which
made him upset. Afterward, it was easy for me to end the match."
In men's doubles, Agung/Enroe won the title after defeating
Yoga Ukikasah/Yonathan Suryatama 15-8, 15-5.
In women's doubles, Rintan/Rani Mundiasti clinched the
championship title with a 7-15, 15-12, 15-3 win over Purwati and
Meilina Jauhari.
Indian mixed doubles pair Diju V/Jwala Gutta stole the mixed
doubles title by overcoming Vietnamese doubles pair Tran Thanh
Hai/Ngo Hai Van 15-1, 15-3.