Men's doubles shuttlers Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun won themselves a huge Chinese New Year 'ang pow' after capturing the biggest title in their careers so far.
Wei Chong-Kai Wun scored a sensational 21-11, 21-19 victory over home favourites and world No. 4 Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto 21-11, 21-19 to claim the World Tour Super 500 Indonesian Masters at Istora Senayan in Jakarta on Sunday (Jan 25).
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Wei Chong-Kai Wun scored a sensational 21-11, 21-19 victory over home favourites and world No. 4 Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto 21-11, 21-19 to claim the World Tour Super 500 Indonesian Masters at Istora Senayan in Jakarta on Sunday (Jan 25).
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00:00Men's doubles shuttlers Man Weichong and T Kai-Woon won themselves a huge Chinese New
00:07Year angpao after capturing the biggest title in their careers so far.
00:11The World No. 13 pair stunned home favorites and World No. 4 Fajar Alfian and Rian Ardianto
00:17with a commanding 21-11, 21-19 victory in the final at the Istora Senayan on Sunday.
00:23Weichong and Kai-Woon earned themselves a well-deserved US$37,525 or more than RM165,000
00:32in prize money for their brilliant efforts and are looking forward to celebrating Chinese
00:36New Year with their families in Malacca.
00:39In a post-match interview with the Badminton World Federation, BWF, Kai-Woon expressed
00:44joy over the win and the prize money and they were eager to return home for a brief two-day
00:49Chinese New Year celebration.
00:52On their performance, Kai-Woon highlighted their focus on executing shots effectively,
00:57avoiding the mistakes that had cost them in their previous four losses to the Indonesian
01:02duo.
01:03Weichong hailed the victory as their biggest breakthrough, having never won a Super 500
01:08title before.
01:10The pair's last title was the Taiwan Open in 2023, a Super 300 event.
01:16Notably, Weichong and Kai-Woon are the first men's doubles pair to win at the Indonesian
01:20Masters since its inception in 2010.
01:24They are also the second Malaysian men's pair to win at Istora Senayan, ending a 17-year
01:29drought since Mohamed Zakri Latif and Mohamed Fairozizuan Mohamed Tazari's triumph at the
01:342008 Indonesian Open.