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Indonesia's Christie takes Asia badminton crown

Indonesia Jonatan Christie reacts after a point during his men's singles final match -- AFP
Indonesia Jonatan Christie reacts after a point during his men's singles final match -- AFP
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Shanghai: Indonesia's Jonatan Christie cliched the Badminton Asia Championships crown on Sunday, seeing off Li Shi Feng in two sets in China.


Christie defeated home favourite Li 21-15, 21-16 in the tournament finale in the Chinese city of Ningbo.


Earlier China's Wang Zhi Yi swatted aside compatriot Chen Yu Fei 21-19, 21-7 to claim the women's singles title.


Wang's victory came after world number one, South Korean An Se-young, was dumped out in the quarter-finals on Friday by China's He Bingjiao.


Indonesia Jonatan Christie poses on the podium after winning the men's singles final match  -- AFP
Indonesia Jonatan Christie poses on the podium after winning the men's singles final match -- AFP


An, the top seed in Ningbo, will still be favourite to win gold at this summer's Paris Olympics but she has been struggling with a knee injury.


The men's doubles title was claimed on Sunday by Chinese pair Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, who dispatched Malaysian duo Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin 21-17, 15-21, 21-10.


South Korean partners Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee took the women's doubles title by beating China's Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu 23-21, 21-12.


The prestigious annual tournament was the final chance for Asian players to seal a spot at the Olympics. -- AFP


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