Shi Yuqi had got first seeds China off to a good start in the first men’s singles tie of the day as he took the opening game against Jonatan Christie 21-16.

The three-time Southeast Asian Games gold medallist, however, recovered well to put Indonesia 1-0 up in the tie as he took the next two games 21-17, 21-18.

Mohammad Ahsan and Angga Pratama carried this momentum into their doubles match against He Jiting and Tan Qiang and secured a 21-19, 21-18 win.

Qiao Bin gave China hope in the second singles tie with a 21-12, 11-21, 21-14 win over Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.

Eventually, however, Rian Agung Saputro and Hendra Setiawan made sure Indonesia defended their title with a 21-14, 21-19 win over Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong, giving their side a 3-1 victory overall.

There was more disappointment for China in the women’s tournament as they lost 3-0 to relinquish the title they won in 2016 to Japan.

Akane Yamaguchi, a silver medallist at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, defeated Chen Yufei 21-16, 12-21, 21-14 in her singles match to hand Japan the initiative.

Rio 2016 silver medallists Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi then doubled Japan’s lead in the doubles with a 21-13, 21-16 victory over Du Yue and Li Yinhui.

Nozomi Okuhara, a bronze medallist at Rio 2016, clinched the title for Japan after coming back from a game down against He Bingjiao to win 19-21, 21-16, 21-10.

The Asian Championships acted as a qualifier for the Thomas and Uber Cups, the biennial World Championships contested by men's and women's national teams.