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Badminton: China's Chen, Jia win women's doubles title at Singapore Open
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Jia Yifan (L) and Chen Qingchen celebrate after winning the women's doubles title at Singapore Badminton Open in Singapore, June 11, 2023. /CFP
Jia Yifan (L) and Chen Qingchen celebrate after winning the women's doubles title at Singapore Badminton Open in Singapore, June 11, 2023. /CFP

Jia Yifan (L) and Chen Qingchen celebrate after winning the women's doubles title at Singapore Badminton Open in Singapore, June 11, 2023. /CFP

China's Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan beat South Korean duo Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee 2-0 to win the women's doubles title at the Singapore Badminton Open on Sunday.

The two pairs each had a win from their previous two meetings in 2022.

Chen and Jia staged a tough comeback in the first set after the South Korean pair took an early lead, and won the set 21-16 with several points in a row.

The top seeds continued their momentum in the second set to lead 14-7 as the eighth seeds struggled with errors, and sealed the victory with 21-12.

The Chinese pair, who will remain world number one after Sunday's victory, did not drop a single set throughout this tournament.

Meanwhile, in women's singles, South Korean An Se-young downed Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-16, 21-14 to win the title.

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