Indonesia secures men's singles title at All England Open; first All-Indonesian final since 1994


World No. 5 Anthony Ginting, in action here at his home Indonesia Masters in January, reached his maiden All England Open final on March 16, after beating France’s 24th-ranked Christo Popov 19-21 21-5, 21-11 in one hour and 15 minutes. - PHOTO: AFP

LONDON (Agencies): Indonesia has secured the men's singles title at the All England Open Badminton Championships as Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Jonatan Christie both won the semifinals on Saturday.

Ginting, who toppled world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the quarterfinals on Friday, came from behind to beat Frenchman Christo Popov 19-21, 21-5 and 21-11.

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