The Indonesians wrapped up final day proceedings to ensure that doubles honours were evenly split between three countries – China in Mixed Doubles (Zheng Siwei/Chen Qingchen) and Japan in Women’s Doubles (Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota) being the other winners. Fukushima and Hirota’s success in the Women’s Doubles final saw them clinch their first Superseries crown.
Gideon and Sukamuljo’s 21-14 14-21 21-12 victory over China’s Fu Haifeng and Zheng Siwei followed triumphs at the Yonex All England and the Yonex-Sunrise India Open this year.
The Indonesians once again put their frenetic energy to good use against Fu and Zheng. Full of quickfire drives and net interceptions, Fernaldi and Sukamuljo were all over the Chinese, giving them no breathing space in the opening game. They appeared to get carried away by their dominance, though, and attempted far too many outrageous shots that handed the advantage back to Fu and Zheng.
Perhaps chastened, they tightened their game in the decider, stinging the Chinese once again with their quick game at the front court.
“We’re happy to win our third straight Superseries, but we weren’t playing for any record,” said Fernaldi. “We just want to make sure we perform well each time we’re on court.
“Today we were a bit surprised in the second game when the Chinese started defending. We were also a bit tired and decided to get back strongly in the third.”
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