Former world no 3, Sugiarto scraped past the two-time Olympic champion 21-17, 15-21, 21-17 in a grueling match to silence the vociferous crowd who were chanting 'Lin Dan' 'Lin Dan' in support of the Chinese star at the Siri Fort Sports Complex.
"You know who Lin Dan is. He is a legend in badminton. I had lost to him thrice so I had to come up with my best as I know Lin Dan's game," Sugiarto said still feeling out of breath after battling for an one hour and 18 minutes.
"He is a superstar wherever he goes. The crowd was backing him so I had to motivate myself and concentrate point after point. I am happy, this is one of my best wins," he added.
Talking about Dan's game, Sugiarto said: "I think he has changed his game in the last few years. His game was more of speed power but he has more accuracy. For me I had to match his accuracy.
"I think at 15-all, Lin Dan lost his concentration. He made a lot of mistakes."
Asked what is the most difficult thing facing Dan, he said: "He is extremely confident. So I had to come up with my best game.
"He is a special player. Sometimes he is at his best and sometimes he doesn't give his best."
As a teenager, Sugiarto had won a silver medal at the BWF World Junior Championship in 2006, besides claiming the Thailand Satellite title. He clinched a series of international challenge titles at Laos, Malaysia, Bahrain, Iran and Indonesia in 2010-2011.
The 26-year-old won the Chinese Taipei Open and finished runners-up at the Indonesia Masters in 2011 but he was inconsistent after that.
Sugiarto, in fact, had resigned from the national camp in 2010 before returning to the team under Joko Suprianto's supervision three years later. He soon clinched the Singapore Open and reached the finals of German Open and BWF Super Series Finals.
Last year, he reached the finals of Malaysia Open before bagging a bronze at the prestigious World Championship at Copenhagen and reached the world number three position in October.
However, his performance suffered after Joko resigned as the men's singles trainer in June 2014.
As a result, Sugiarto resigned from the national camp again in January this year as he felt he didn't improve under the national trainer and returned to his club, Pelita Bakrie.
He soon started training under the watchful eyes of his father Icuk Sugiarto, who is a former world champion.
"I am not in the National team in Indonesia. Two months ago I started coaching with my dad. His approach is more physical. Before the match, I spoke to him. He told me 'Believe in yourself and you can beat the best'," he said.
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