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World number ones Kevin, Marcus win Denmark Open doubles title
World number one pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon of Indonesia have won the 2018 Denmark Open badminton tournament in the men's doubles after outclassing Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda of Japan 21-15, 21-16 in 36 minutes.
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Indonesian men's doubles pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (left) and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon pose on the podium after winning the 2018 Denmark Open badminton tournament in Odense, Denmark, on Sunday. (PBSI/PBSI)
World number one pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon of Indonesia have won the 2018 Denmark Open badminton tournament in the men's doubles after outclassing Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda of Japan 21-15, 21-16 in 36 minutes.
It was the 10th meeting between the two pairs and, with the victory, the Indonesians hold a 6-4 advantage in their head-to-head record.
“We are so happy today [Sunday] because we failed in last year's edition. This year, we came and we won,” Marcus said in a statement. At the 2017 Denmark Open, Kevin and Marcus finished as runners-up after losing to Zhang Nan and Liu Cheng of China.
“We’re quite satisfied with today’s result. However, we still have another tournament next week, and we have more goals to achieve,” he added.
The duo's victory marks the first for Indonesia at the event since 2009, when Simon Santoso won the men’s singles title. (nkn)
