INDOSPORT.COM - Pasangan Kevin Sanjaya/Marcus Gideon berhasil mempertahankan gelar Fuzhou China Open 2019 usai mengalahkan pasangan Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda di Haixia Olympic Sports Center, Minggu (10/11/19).
Pasangan Kevin/Marcus bahkan sukses meraih gelar kedelapan mereka dengan hanya bermain dua gim langsung dengan skor 21-17, 21-9 atas pasangan Kamura/Sonoda.
Namun dibalik kemenangan Kevin/Marcus terdapat tiga fakta yang mencengangkan. Berikut INDOSPORT ulas empat fakta mencengangkan di balik gelar juara Kevin/Marcus di Fuzhou China Open 2019.
Rekor luar biasa
BREAKING: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo have become the first male players to win 4 consecutive China Open titles in Fuzhou (2016-2019).#FuzhouChinaOpenSuper750
— Badminton Talk (@BadmintonTalk) November 10, 2019
Pasangan Kevin/Marcus menjadi pemain pertama yang berhasil meraih gelar Fuzhou China Open empat kali beruntun periode 2016-2019.
Ganda putra pertama
4 - Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo have become the first Men's Doubles pair to win same Superseries/Super 500+ event FOUR TIMES IN A ROW. Quattrick.#FuzhouChinaOpenSuper750
— Badminton Talk (@BadmintonTalk) November 10, 2019
Pasangan berjuluk The Minions tersebut juga menjadi ganda putra pertama yang berhasil meraih gelar Super Series atau Super 500+ secara empat kali beruntun.
Berpeluang jadi unggulan teratas WTF 2019
With title in #FuzhouChinaOpenSuper750 , the Minions Gideon/Sukamuljo can confirm the first seed in World Tour Finals 2019 if they win Hong Kong Open 2019 next week.
— Badminton Talk (@BadmintonTalk) November 10, 2019
Can they do it?
Gelar juara Fuzhou China Open 2019 membuat Kevin/Marcus berpeluang untuk menempati unggulan teratas di World Tour Finals 2019, jika mereka bisa menang di Hong Kong Open 2019.
Sejarah baru
4 CONSECUTIVE TITLES
— Badminton Talk (@BadmintonTalk) November 10, 2019
20 CONSECUTIVE WINS without losing
Unbeaten in Fuzhou (20-0)
The Minions have made a history!#FuzhouChinaOpenSuper750 pic.twitter.com/LLnj6U9TyU