Ratchanok Intanon celebrating winning her second Indonesia Masters in 2020.
Smashing Stats: Indonesia Masters 2026
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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First held in 2010, the Indonesia Masters has been a Super 500 event on the HSBC BWF World Tour, except in 2021, when it was upgraded to Super 750 due to COVID-19 calendar reshuffling.
Here are more interesting facts about it.
Home players have dominated the tournament since its inception.
They have claimed 39 per cent of all winners’ medals – 29 out of 75 – across 15 editions.
Indonesia are also the only country to have contestedat least one final during that period.
In fact, 2021 and 2025 remain the two years they did not top the podium in any category.
Their longest wait is in women’s singles, with Adriyanti Firdasari’s 2014 triumph their solitary crown in the discipline. Second seed Putri Kusuma Wardani is their best hope in 2026.
In men’s doubles, they have been almost untouchable – Indonesia only failed to triumph in 2012, 2021 and 2025.
Mixed doubles has traditionally been shared between Indonesia, China, Thailand and Japan.
Ratchanok Intanon is the only champion from the inaugural edition to feature this year.
Just 15 when she aced the competition in 2010, the Thai legend has not missed an edition since 2018.
She still holds the women’s singles record with three victories.
Chen Yu Fei is the sole top seed with prior success – she won in 2022, notably beating Intanon in the final.
Denmark are the only European nation with titles, winning three in men’s singles, two of which came via this year’s second seed Anders Antonsen.
Antonsen has reached the final at four of the last seven Indonesia Masters.
If successful, the 28-year-old will become the first men’s singles player to win three times.
Standout Stat: Women’s doubles finals have gone to three games most often – seven in total.
The all-Chinese battle in 2024 remains the longest of the seven. It lasted 86 minutes.