Liliyana/Tontowi Pair Wins Yonex Sunrise Mix Double

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Liliyana/Tontowi Pair Wins Yonex Sunrise Mix Double

Badminton Tontowi Ahmad (left) / Liliyana Nasir (right) shows the gold medal she won in the mixed doubles final match Yonex-Sunrise Indonesian Masters 2015 in Malang, East Java. (ANTARA FOTO/Ari Bowo Sucipto/wdy/15)

Malang, E Java (Antara Bali) - Indonesia's best pair of mixed doubles Liliyana/Tontowi Ahmad won the Yonex Sunrise Indonesia Masters 2015 tournament by beating their compatriot Praveen Jordan/Debby Susanto in the final round here Sunday.

In the first set of the championship Liliyana/Tontowi won with a score of 21-18 and the second set with a score of 21-13, at the tournament which was held in the sport hall of Malang State University (UM).

The victory of Liliyana/Tontowi pair over their junior partner brought title in the tournament and as additional point for the former
to follow the Olympics.

After winning the tournament, Liliyana/Tontowi directly left for Dubai in order to join the Dubai BWF World Superseries Finals 2015.

"Our main target is of course to become the world champion in Dubai.  However, the important thing is to perform optimally at every event including this tournament," they pointed out.

The BWF Dubai World Super Series Finals 2015 will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from December 9 to 13, 2015.

In addition, Berry Angriawan/Ryan Saputra who were fielded in the men's doubles successfully subverted the Chinese athletes, Chai Biao/Hong Wei.

The first set, the Indonesian men's doubles pair, Barry/Ryan won with a score of 21-11. However, in the second set the match increasingly heated. Eventually Bery/Ryan won the deuce with a score of 22-20. (WDY)
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