Europe ends the second Asian leg of the BWF World Tour on a high. After a string of near-misses, including runner-up finishes for Christian Faust Kjær/William Kryger Boe and Anders Antonsen at the Thailand Open, European players finally struck gold at the Super 1000 KAPAL API Indonesia Open 2025—twice, and in historic fashion.

History made for France

Delphine Delrue/Thom Gicquel were first on court in Sunday’s finals. The French duo, chasing their third World Tour title, had been in this position before, most notably at the China Open 2023 Super 1000, where they fell just short. Despite a European Championship title in 2024 and a consistent top-10 world ranking, a major breakthrough at this level had remained elusive—especially after a difficult Olympic campaign where they lost all their group matches.

This time, it was different.

“We communicated a lot, because we were getting nervous. We took our time and kept our focus on the court,” Delrue shared.

Their opponents, Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran, had beaten them twice before—including in the 2024 Japan Masters final. But with sharp angles and coordinated movement, the French pair executed their plan to perfection.

“I had to put a lot of angle on my shots,” Gicquel told BWF. “They like to move me around, so my job was to get the shuttle to Delphine.”

And it worked. With confidence and precision, Delrue/Gicquel sealed a straight-games victory, 21-16 21-18, becoming the first French pair ever to win a Super 1000 title.

“We are so happy and proud. We really wanted to win a big title. We couldn’t believe it—but we did it,” they said.

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Antonsen wins in front of the Istora crowd

Later in the day, Anders Antonsen followed up his epic semifinal win over Shi Yu Qi with another strong performance in the final.

Facing Chou Tien Chen in the final, both players were embraced by the passionate Istora crowd—both long-time fan favourites in Jakarta.“It was so fun to play against Chou,” Antonsen said. “I’m impressed by his condition and the shape he is in at his age.”

The match ended 22-20 21-14, with Antonsen saving three game points in the opener. That momentum shift proved decisive.“I saw him frustrated. When he’s like that, he throws everything at me—it can be brilliant or too much. So I stuck to my game plan.”

This marks Antonsen’s second Super 1000 title and his first tournament victory of the year.

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