China went into the final with a line-up that boasted of three reigning Asian Junior Championships individual gold medallists and two silver medallists, and Indonesia needed a special performance from a couple of their players to retain the title they had won last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But the Chinese juggernaut wasn\u2019t to be halted as they beat the Indonesians 45-30, 45-44 in just over two hours to clinch the title. India and Japan bagged the bronze medals as the losing semi-finalists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The opening set was a cakewalk for China after their pair, Asian junior girls' doubles champions Cao Zi Han and Chen Fan Shu Tian, secured a crucial 9-8 win over Riska Anggraini and Rinjani Nastine in the first match. China then swept every subsequent match to win the set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The second set was a topsy-turvy affair as Riska and Rinjani turned the tables on their opponents to give Indonesia a 9-5 lead. However, Chen Jun Ting and Cao then fought back from an 8-13 deficit to win 10 of the next 11 points to put China back in command at 18-14.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asian Junior Championship silver medallist Liu Si Ya was then pushed to the distance by Thalita Wiryawan, but did enough to maintain a three-point advantage for China at 27-24.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It looked like world Junior no. 1 Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah could then help Indonesia turn the tables on China as he immediately restored parity at 27-27, and scores went neck-and-neck till 31-31. But China\u2019s Liu Yang Ming Yu did enough to stay alive in the rallies to force his opponent into making mistakes, and gave a four-point advantage to the boys\u2019 doubles pairing in the last match of the set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The final match of the set was a test of nerves for all four players as Indonesia\u2019s Alexius Subagio and Raihan Pramono closed the gap at 40-39 and then earned a set point at 44-43.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It looked like world Junior no. 1 Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah could then help Indonesia turn the tables on China as he immediately restored parity at 27-27, and scores went neck-and-neck till 31-31. But China\u2019s Liu Yang Ming Yu did enough to stay alive in the rallies to force his opponent into making mistakes, and gave a four-point advantage to the boys\u2019 doubles pairing in the last match of the set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The BWF World Junior Championships 2025 will have a rest day on Sunday, with the individual championships for Eye Level Cups beginning on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n