Danish player Anders Antonsen won his first ever Indonesia Masters after defeating world number one Kento Momota of Japan on Saturday to claim the 2019 title. Antonsen, who was not accompanied by his coach, reached the final of the the championship for the first time and managed to upset Momota 21-16, 14-21 and 21-16 in a game that lasted one hour and 19 minutes.
"It's amazing to think that I started playing badminton when I was (a) six year-old and I've always been dreaming about winning one of these titles, so it's crazy that I'm finally here," Antonsen told reporters after the historic win. "I've finally done it, I can't even describe how good it feels," the 21-year-old shuttler said.
Antonsen breezed to the final after defeating home's favorite and Asian Games gold medallist Jonatan Christie on Friday. Momota admitted the Dane had been playing extremely well since the beginning of the tournament. In the men's double, world number one doubles pair Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo also won the final after upsetting fellow Indonesian duo Muhammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan with 21-17 and 21-11.
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