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Indonesia’s Christie downs Chou to claim badminton gold
, Aug 28, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie clinched gold in
Asian Games badminton, overcoming a stiff challenge from Chou Tien-chen of
Taiwan in front of a raucous home crowd in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old Christie won the men’s singles final against world number
six Chou 21-18, 20-22, 21-15, ripping his shirt off in a celebration now
familiar to the delighted fans.
That came after Christie, ranked 15th in the world, stormed past Japan’s
Kenta Nishimoto in the semis.
Christie overcame nerves to edge the first game but faltered in the
second, before finding his form in the decisive final game.
The shuttler began his men’s singles journey in the regional Olympics with
a shock win over China’s world number two Shi Yuqi in the opening round.
Chou, who won his closely fought final-four battle against another local
hero Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, settled for silver. Nishimoto and Ginting
bagged bronze.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1340 hrs