China beats Indonesia to lift Suhandinata Cup at BWF World Junior Championships
China defeated defending champions Indonesia 2-0 in the final of the BWF World Junior Championships 2025 to lift the Suhandinata Cup for the 15th time. The final featured intense play, with both teams battling hard in thrilling sets
Hyderabad:Badminton powerhouse China kept their nerves under pressure to beat defending champions Indonesia 2-0 in the final of the BWF World Junior Championships 2025 at the Centre of Excellence Stadium in Guwahati on Saturday, lifting the Suhandinata Cup for the 15th time.
China entered the final with a line-up that boasted three reigning Asian Junior Championships individual gold medallists and two silver medallists. Indonesia needed a special performance from some of their players to retain the title they had won last year.
But the Chinese juggernaut couldn’t be halted as they defeated the Indonesians 45-30, 45-44 in just over two hours to clinch the title. India and Japan bagged the bronze medals as the losing semi-finalists.
The opening set was a cakewalk for China once Asian Junior girls’ doubles champions Cao Zi Han and Chen Fan Shu Tian eked out a 9-8 win over Riska Anggraini and Rinjani Nastine in the first match. China went on to win every match thereafter to close the set.
The second set was a topsy-turvy affair as Riska and Rinjani turned the tables on their opponents to give Indonesia a 9-5 lead. However, Chen Jun Ting and Cao then fought back from an 8-13 deficit to win 10 of the next 11 points, putting China back in command at 18-14.
Asian Junior Championship silver medallist Liu Si Ya was then pushed to the limit by Thalita Wiryawan but did enough to maintain a three-point advantage for China at 27-24.
It seemed like World Junior No. 1 Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah could help Indonesia turn the tables on China as he immediately restored parity at 27-27, and the scores went neck-and-neck till 31-31. But China’s Liu Yang Ming Yu held his ground in the rallies, forcing his opponent into making mistakes, giving a four-point advantage to the boys’ doubles pairing in the last match of the set.
The final match of the set was a test of nerves for all four players as Indonesia’s Alexius Subagio and Raihan Pramono closed the gap to 40-39 and then earned a set point at 44-43. But Chen Jun Ting and Liu Jun Rong kept their nerves under pressure and closed out the match by forcing another error from the Indonesians.
The BWF World Junior Championships 2025 will have a rest day on Sunday, with the individual championships for Eye Level Cups beginning on Monday.
