3 Titles at the Indonesia Masters 2026, Malaysia Becomes Overall Champion

Malaysian women's doubles Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan/

JAKARTA - The three titles secured at the 2026 Indonesia Masters made the Malaysian badminton team come out as the overall champion.

Malaysia's first title was contributed by the mixed doubles pair, Chen Tan Jie/Toh Ee Wei, who managed to defeat the Danish representative, Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Boje, with a final score of 15-21, 21-17, 21-11 in the final match which rolled at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Sunday, January 25 afternoon.

Chen/Toh lost the opening game because they couldn't develop the game. However, the defeat was able to be used as a material for evaluation to appear more solid in the next two games.

"In the first game we couldn't play a good game. However, we tried to get up, keep encouraging each other, and focus on every point, especially in the third game," said Toh after the match.

The change in the approach to the game they made was effective and was the key to success in winning the final match.

Meanwhile, Chen emphasized the importance of communication in facing every match. He said communication was the main factor, both when the game went according to plan and when facing pressure on the field.

"For us, communication is very important. Toh and I always try to believe in the abilities we have and give our best in every match," explained Chen.

Furthermore, the second title for Malaysia came from the women's doubles sector through the pair of Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan who won WO after the Japanese pair, Arisa Igarashi/Miyu Takahashi who chose to withdraw.

Malaysia ensured that they emerged as the overall champions after their men's doubles pair, Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin, eliminated the host's representative, Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin, with straight sets 21-19 and 21-13.

Meanwhile, Indonesia and China each secured one champion title from the singles sector. One Indonesian title came through Alwi Farhan who defeated the representative of Thailand, Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul, with straight sets 21-5 and 21-6.

Meanwhile, one title belongs to China through the women's singles, where Chen Yu Fei managed to stop another Thai representative, Pitchamon Opatniputh, with a final score of 23-21 and 21-13.