China win men's singles, mixed doubles titles at BWF All England Open

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China's top seed Shi Yuqi defeated Lee Chia-hao of Chinese Taipei 21-17, 21-19 on Sunday to win the men's singles title at the BWF All England Open Badminton Championships for the second time.

Shi Yuqi celebrates winning the BWF All England Open men's singles title in Birmingham, UK, March 16, 2025. /VCG

Shi advanced into the tournament's final for the fourth time after beating teammate and 2023 champion Li Shifeng in Saturday's semifinal.

The 2018 champion said he tried everything he could to keep the rallies long and took advantage of his opponent's errors while facing an in-form Lee on Sunday.

"It's been seven years," said Shi to the crowd on court after the match. "A lot of things have happened during these seven years, ups and downs, but I finally made it because of your support."

In the women's singles final, top seed An Se-young of South Korea came from behind to outplay China's second seed Wang Zhiyi 13-21, 21-18, 21-18.

Wang Zhiyi in action during the All England Open women's singles final in Birmingham, UK, March 16, 2025. /VCG

Paris Olympic champion An maintains her unbeaten run this year across four tournaments, but admitted the final was extremely tough.

"I had all sorts of emotions going through my mind during the second game. The thought that was concrete in my mind was not giving up," said An, who took four points in a row while trailing 17-18 to win the second game.

Meanwhile, Chinese pair Guo Xinwa and Chen Fanghui rallied past teammates Feng Yanzhe and Wei Yaxin to win the mixed doubles title for the first time.

Guo Xinwa and Chen Fanghui (in white) pose with Feng Yanzhe and Wei Yaxin after the All England Open mixed doubles final in Birmingham, UK, March 16, 2025. /VCG

In other action, Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan were crowned in the women's doubles. South Korea's Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae clinched the men's doubles title.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency