<p>China and Indonesia won the Badminton Asia Team Championships in the women and men’s categories respectively at the Gachibowli indoor stadium here on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>China defeated Japan 3-2 in the women’s category and Indonesia beat Japan 3-2 in men’s category in the two finals of the week-long tournament.<br /><br />In the women’s finals held in the morning session, Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara gave a great start to her team with a 17-21, 21-16 and 21-15 win against China’s Shixian Wang.<br /><br />Japan’s doubles pair of Misaki Matsutomo-Ayaka Takahashi continued their team’s winning streak with a 21-12, 21-16 victory over China’s Ying Luo-Qing Tian in the first doubles match of the five-match tie. The fortunes of the Chinese team were, however, revived by Yu Sun, in the second Singles match with a 22-20, 21-19 win over Japan’s Sayaka Sato.<br /><br />In the second doubles, China’s Yu Luo-Yuanting Tang trounced Naoko Fukuman-Kurumi Yonao of Japan 21-11, 21-10. In the final and decisive match, China’s Bingjiao He, who is ranked 31, humbled 16-ranked Yui Hashimoto to make her team the champions.<br /><br />In the men’s final, Japan’s Kento Momota, ranked number four in the world, had an easy 21-17, 21-7 win against Indonesia’s Ihsan Maulana Mustofa.<br /><br />Indonesia’s doubles pair of Angga Pratama-Rickey Karanda Suwardi defeated Japan’s Hiroyuki Endo-Kenichi Hayakawa 22-20, 14-21, 21-17.<br /><br />In the singles match that followed, Indonesia’s Ginting Anthony, who is ranked 34, shocked Sho Sasaki 21-7, 21-16 to give a boost to his team’s chances. Sasaki, ranked 22 now, was a seasoned shuttler.<br /><br />In the second doubles match of the tie, Japan’s Takeshi Kamura-keigo Sonoda beat Indonesia’s Berry Agriawan-Ryan Agung Saputra 21-16, 21-15.<br /><br />With both sides having won two matches each, the final match (singles) between Kenta Nishimoto (Japan) and Christie Jonatan (Indonesia) became decisive.<br /><br />Jonatan, ranked 36, dominated the last game as his side won the team championship. Jonatan secured a hard fought 14-21, 21-19, 21-13 victory against Nishimoto.</p>
<p>China and Indonesia won the Badminton Asia Team Championships in the women and men’s categories respectively at the Gachibowli indoor stadium here on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>China defeated Japan 3-2 in the women’s category and Indonesia beat Japan 3-2 in men’s category in the two finals of the week-long tournament.<br /><br />In the women’s finals held in the morning session, Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara gave a great start to her team with a 17-21, 21-16 and 21-15 win against China’s Shixian Wang.<br /><br />Japan’s doubles pair of Misaki Matsutomo-Ayaka Takahashi continued their team’s winning streak with a 21-12, 21-16 victory over China’s Ying Luo-Qing Tian in the first doubles match of the five-match tie. The fortunes of the Chinese team were, however, revived by Yu Sun, in the second Singles match with a 22-20, 21-19 win over Japan’s Sayaka Sato.<br /><br />In the second doubles, China’s Yu Luo-Yuanting Tang trounced Naoko Fukuman-Kurumi Yonao of Japan 21-11, 21-10. In the final and decisive match, China’s Bingjiao He, who is ranked 31, humbled 16-ranked Yui Hashimoto to make her team the champions.<br /><br />In the men’s final, Japan’s Kento Momota, ranked number four in the world, had an easy 21-17, 21-7 win against Indonesia’s Ihsan Maulana Mustofa.<br /><br />Indonesia’s doubles pair of Angga Pratama-Rickey Karanda Suwardi defeated Japan’s Hiroyuki Endo-Kenichi Hayakawa 22-20, 14-21, 21-17.<br /><br />In the singles match that followed, Indonesia’s Ginting Anthony, who is ranked 34, shocked Sho Sasaki 21-7, 21-16 to give a boost to his team’s chances. Sasaki, ranked 22 now, was a seasoned shuttler.<br /><br />In the second doubles match of the tie, Japan’s Takeshi Kamura-keigo Sonoda beat Indonesia’s Berry Agriawan-Ryan Agung Saputra 21-16, 21-15.<br /><br />With both sides having won two matches each, the final match (singles) between Kenta Nishimoto (Japan) and Christie Jonatan (Indonesia) became decisive.<br /><br />Jonatan, ranked 36, dominated the last game as his side won the team championship. Jonatan secured a hard fought 14-21, 21-19, 21-13 victory against Nishimoto.</p>