On the 12th, Beijing time, Danish badminton star Axelsen defeated Chinese Taipei player Zhou Tiancheng in straight games in the men's singles final of the Indonesia Masters and won the championship. In the 41-minute match held at the Istora Stadium in Jakarta, the world's number

On the 12th, Beijing time, Danish badminton star Axelsen defeated Chinese Taipei player Zhou Tiancheng in straight games in the men's singles final of the Indonesia Masters and won the championship. In the 41-minute match held at the Istora Stadium in Jakarta, the world's number one player defeated Zhou Tiancheng 21:10, 21:12. The 28-year-old Axelsen said after the game that he loved playing at the Istola Stadium and had always dreamed of winning a game at the Istola Stadium. For Anselon, the Istola Stadium is a legendary competition venue, and reaching the top here is very special to him. Winning the Indonesian Masters title this time means that Axelsen has continued his recent good form. Since winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics last year, he has won 7 championships including the All England and European Championships.

Before participating in the Indonesian Masters, Zhou Tiancheng first went to Malaysia for on-site training, and was served delicious food by Malaysian brother Li Zijia.

Although Zhou Tiancheng, the first brother from Chinese Taipei, missed the first championship this year, he still achieved the first runner-up result this year. Chou Tien-cheng's form in this competition was also very impressive. He successively defeated Indian rising star Lakshya Sen, Hong Kong's second brother Lee Cheuk-yiu, and last year's World Championship champion Luo Jianyou to advance to the finals. It is worth mentioning that these three players are all members of the training camp in Dubai organized by Axelsen. Regarding this result, some fans joked that Zhou Tiancheng came to "play the gym" this time.

Axelsen has recently started the no-solution mode. He has already won the men's singles championship in the All England, European Championship and Indonesian Masters.

In the first game between the two sides, Zhou Tiancheng fell behind 0:4 at the start. Axelsen showed no mercy after that. In addition, Zhou Tiancheng made many mistakes. He could only watch as the best player in the world won the first victory at 21:10; In the second game, Zhou Tiancheng, who had no retreat, once chased the score to 6-6 and completed the lead. Unfortunately, in the second half of the game, Zhou Tiancheng's physical fitness declined seriously after repeated shots. Axelsen scored five points in a row. In the end, Zhou Tiancheng lost 12:21.

In the semi-finals of the Indonesian Masters, Singaporean player Luo Jianyou (pictured above) challenged Zhou Tiancheng for the fifth time. The victorious Zhou Tiancheng changed the record to three wins and two losses.

After this battle, Zhou Tiancheng and Axelsen have met 17 times in history. Zhou Tiancheng is at a disadvantage with 2 wins and 15 losses. Recently, he has suffered 6 consecutive defeats against his opponents. The last time Zhou Tiancheng defeated Axelsen was back in the 2019 Badminton World Federation year-end finals group stage.

Indonesia is Zhou Tiancheng's "second home court" and he is warmly welcomed by local fans.

Although he ultimately failed to defeat Axelsen, the "head teacher" of the Dubai training camp, and missed the first championship this year, Zhou Tiancheng also won the first runner-up in the tour this season, which proved that he was diagnosed with the new crown after the top four of the All England Championship in March. His physical condition is adjusting well. According to the plan, Zhou Tiancheng will also play in the Indonesia Open, Malaysia Open and Singapore Open starting next week.