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The three Indonesian players made it to the final of the Australia Open 2019 Super 300. The first player to qualify was a mixed double Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti, followed by two men's singles, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Jonatan Christie.

Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti made a surprise by defeating second seeded Japanese, Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino, with a score of 21-13, 12-21, 21-17. Even though Watanabe / Higashino is more favored, Praveen / Melati has never been subdued in the hands of the 2018 All England Champion. In the 2018 Malaysia Masters, Praveen / Melati also won two straight games, 25-23, 21-16.

"We've met them before, they played a lot of long drives, so we avoid playing like this because this is their superiority. We try a lot to beat opponents from the front game, so we get plenty of opportunities to attack," Melati told Badmintonindonesia .org.

"Most importantly, the key is to trust partners and keep on communicating in the field. We also know where their weaknesses are, so we continue to search there and this makes us able to defeat them today," Melati added.

Praveen / Melati will meet first seed in the final round, namely Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping from China.

"In the final round, surely the opponents who face more than the semifinals. Wang / Huang plays neatly, they are strong and rarely make their own mistakes. The important thing is from our appearance, playing as much as possible and all out, we have met them several times. We will try to enjoy the game, "said Melati.

Indonesia has secured one title in the men's singles. Anthony first advanced to the top game after winning a straight game over Wang Tzu Wei (Taiwan), with a score of 21-17, 21-14. Jonatan ensured that the men's singles title fell into Indonesian hands after stopping Chou Tien Chen (Taiwan) resistance, after fighting three games with a score of 22-20, 13-21, 21-16. This victory at the same time avenged his defeat of Chou in the 2019 Sudirman Cup. (badminton Indonesia)