Australian Badminton Open 2025 Finals Results: Indonesia Shines
SYDNEY, Australia — The SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2025 (Super 500) concluded with a series of dramatic finals on Sunday, November 23, delivering historic milestones for India’s Lakshya Sen and Korea’s An Se-young, alongside a breakthrough victory for Malaysia’s mixed doubles pairing. The finals day featured five intense matches, but it was the rising generation of shuttlers who truly stole the spotlight, securing vital year-end ranking points and significant prize money.
Sen Secures First Title of the Year in Dominant Fashion
The Men’s Singles final saw a career-defining moment for Indian star Lakshya Sen [7], who captured his first title of the 2025 BWF World Tour season. Sen, the seventh seed, displayed remarkable form and composure to defeat Japan’s unseeded Yushi Tanaka in a straight-games affair, securing the championship with a score of 21-15, 21-11.
The victory in Sydney marked a crucial moment of redemption for Sen, who has been battling inconsistency this year. The win finally ended a streak of near-misses, including his previous best performance of the season where he reached the final of the 2025 Hong Kong Open (Super 500), only to fall short against China’s Li Shifeng. By overcoming Tanaka decisively, Sen not only adds a major title to his resume but also solidifies his status as a formidable contender heading into the final stages of the 2025 calendar.
An Se-young Continues Unstoppable, Record-Breaking Run
In the Women’s Singles event, the world’s top player, An Se-young [1] (KOR), reaffirmed her peerless dominance. The Korean sensation powered past Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani [2] in straight games, 21-16, 21-14, to clinch the Women’s Singles title.
The win was monumental, marking An Se-young’s record-breaking 10th championship title in a single season. Her consistent brilliance throughout 2025 has set a new benchmark for the sport, leaving competitors scrambling to find a way to break her iron grip on the Women’s Singles circuit. The final, while competitive, ultimately demonstrated the gulf in class between the reigning champion and the rest of the field.
Malaysian World Champions Notch First World Tour Title of 2025
Malaysia’s Mixed Doubles World Champions, Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei, finally broke their 2025 World Tour title drought. The world-class pairing delivered a composed performance in the final against the Indonesian duo of Jafar Hidayatullah and Felisha Pasaribu, winning comfortably in straight sets: 21-16, 21-11.
The victory provides a much-needed confidence boost for the Malaysians, who are looking to secure consistency on the tour. Their first title of the season, secured with clinical efficiency, proves they are returning to their best form just in time for the year-end championships.
All-Indonesian Showdown Defines Doubles Categories
The Men’s Doubles and Women’s Doubles finals were dominated by all-Indonesian affairs, highlighting the depth of talent emerging from the archipelago.
In the Men’s Doubles final, the unheralded “young compatriots” Raymond Indra and Nikolaus Joaquin scored a massive upset by defeating the established, fifth-seeded pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri [5]. The match was a dramatic, three-game thriller that went down to the wire: 22-20, 10-21, 21-18. While the loss was undoubtedly disappointing for the more senior Fajar and Fikri, their performance throughout the tournament was strong enough to ensure they secured a coveted place in the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals, providing a silver lining to their runner-up finish.
Similarly, the Women’s Doubles final saw a nail-biting encounter between two Indonesian teams. Rachel Allessya Rose and Febi Setianingrum clinched the title after a marathon three-game battle against Meilysa Trias Puspitasari and Melisa Trias Puspitasari with a scoreline of 18-21, 21-19, 23-21. The incredibly tight third-game victory provided one of the most exciting finishes of the day, signaling the arrival of a new, highly competitive generation in Indonesian women’s doubles.
