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Straits Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Badminton top seeds An, Shi shine in Indonesia Open, Farhan and Christie fuel local hopes
JAKARTA - World number one An Se-Young eased past Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-14 21-11 in the opening round of the Indonesia Open, while men's top seed and defender Shi Yuqi beat Lakshya Sen 21-11 20-22 21-15, on June 3. Olympic champion An, who saw her unbeaten run this season snapped by Chen Yufei in the Singapore quarter-finals last week, faced little trouble beating her Thai opponent in 41 minutes. Defending women's champion Yufei, seeded fifth, will face Thailand's Pornpicha Choeikeewong in her opener on June 4. P.V. Sindhu was the only Indian singles player to reach the second round on June 3 after her three-game win over old rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, who she last played in 2023. 'We played after a long time. I'm glad that we're still there, because we've been playing for more than a decade. It was always good to play with Nozomi,' she said. India's Sen, returning from an back injury that forced him to retire in his opening round match of Singapore Open, came back from a 9-2 deficit to win the second game but Shi eventually took control to close out the match. Home hope Jonatan Christie, who last won a Super 1000 title at the 2024 All England Open, beat Singaporean Jason Teh after losing the first game. Men's top seed and defender Shi Yuqi, of China, beat India's Lakshya Sen 21-11 20-22 21-15. PHOTO: AFP Another local favourite Alwi Farhan beat Indian H. S. Prannoy and will meet Dane third seed Anders Antonsen in the second round. The 20-year-old Indonesian stunned Antonsen in their only meeting at the Sudirman Cup in May. Malaysia's world number one pair Goh Sze-Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani beat Taiwan's Lee Fang Chih and Lee Fang Jen to set up an all-Malaysian round of 16 clash with Nur Mohammed Azriyn Ayub and Tan Weekiong. Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also advanced. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Reuters
a day ago
- Business
- Reuters
Badminton-Top seeds An, Shi shine in Indonesia Open, Farhan and Christie fuel local hopes
JAKARTA, June 3 (Reuters) - World number one An Se-Young eased past Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-14 21-11 in the opening round of the Indonesia Open while men's top seed and defender Shi Yuqi beat Lakshya Sen 21-11 20-22 21-15 on Tuesday. Olympic champion An, who saw her unbeaten run this season snapped by Chen Yufei in the Singapore quarter-finals last week, faced little trouble beating her Thai opponent in 41 minutes. Defending women's champion Yufei, seeded fifth, will face Thailand's Pornpicha Choeikeewong in her opener on Wednesday. P.V. Sindhu was the only Indian singles player to reach the second round on Tuesday after her three-game win over old rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, who she last played in 2023. "We played after a long time. I'm glad that we're still there, because we've been playing for more than a decade. It was always good to play with Nozomi," she said. India's Sen, returning from an back injury that forced him to retire in his opening round match of Singapore Open, came back from a 9-2 deficit to win the second game but Shi eventually took control to close out the match. Home hope Jonatan Christie, who last won a Super 1000 title at the 2024 All England Open, beat Singaporean Jason Teh after losing the first game. Another local favourite Alwi Farhan beat Indian H. S. Prannoy and will meet Dane third seed Anders Antonsen in the second round. The 20-year-old Indonesian stunned Antonsen in their only meeting at the Sudirman Cup in May. Malaysia's world number one pair Goh Sze-Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani beat Taiwan's Lee Fang Chih and Lee Fang Jen to set up an all-Malaysian round of 16 clash with Nur Mohammed Azriyn Ayub and Tan Weekiong. Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also advanced.
Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
New world no. 1 Kunlavut seals Singapore crown in style
Singapore, June 2 — Kunlavut Vitidsarn celebrated becoming the first man from Thailand to top the badminton world rankings by winning the Singapore Open in style on Sunday. The 24-year-old demolished China's unseeded Lu Guangzu 21-6, 21-10 in just 37 minutes with his range of powerful smashes and deceptive drop shots. Paris Olympics silver medallist Kunlavut will replace another Chinese player, Shi Yuqi, as world number one in a landmark for Thai badminton. It was his fourth title this season. 'There will be pressure to be the best player in the world, but it's going to be a good pressure as that will give me the added motivation of doing my best to win all the tournaments I take part in,' said Kunlavut, who lost the Paris final to Viktor Axelsen. Denmark's two-time Olympic champion Axelsen, the former number one, is currently working his way back to fitness following surgery for a back problem. In an all-Chinese women's final at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the fifth seed Chen Yufei outplayed second-seeded Wang Zhiyi 21-11, 21-11. Chen was runner-up to world number one An Se-young last year. Chen ended the South Korean's unbeaten run in 2025 by defeating her in the quarter-finals this year. 'I'm really very happy with this win because the draw was not exactly in my favour and every match felt like a battle,' said Chen. 'To make it all the way to the final was honestly something unexpected. 'I felt like I was not under too much pressure this time, so I played more freely and showed what I'm capable of.' — AFP
The Star
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Can Shifeng step up to win honours for China?
PETALING JAYA: The absence of world No. 1 men's singles Shi Yuqi is strongly felt by China in the Malaysian Masters. Yesterday, one by one from their squad fell like kingpins, leaving only two standing after the first round at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil. Second seed Li Shifeng (pic) is left to carry the nation's flag when he easily trounced Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand 21-9, 21-8 to set up a meeting with Singapore's Jason Teh. China's another representative will be the winner of the match between Weng Hongyang and Lei Lanxi. All others - Lu Guangzu, Wang Zhengxing, Hu Zhean and Zhu Xuanchen were eliminated early. Guangzu was expected to go far but he was surprisingly sent packing by India's K. Srikanth, who pulled off a hard-fought 23-21, 13-21, 21-11 win. Hopes were also on their former world junior champion Hu Zhean but he did not even come through the qualifying round. China used to boast with quality and top stars in the men's singles such as Lin Dan, Yang Yang, Han Jian, Zhao Jianhua, but they too seem to be struggling to bring new stars to the fore.
The Star
04-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Perfect ending for Yuqi as he leads China to 14th mixed team title
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles star Shi Yuqi led badminton powerhouse China to a 14th Sudirman Cup crown – proving they are invincible in the mixed team event. World No. 1 Yuqi was in imperious form as he claimed a commanding 21-5, 21-5 win over world No. 42 Jeon Hyeok-jin to help his country to a 3-1 win over South Korea much to the delight of the passionate home fans at the Xiamen Fenghuang Gymnasium yesterday. The 29-year-old's win was crucial in the tie after world No. 1 An Se-young defeated world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi 21-17, 21-16 in the women's singles. Earlier, world No. 2 Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dongping had given China the lead after a hard fought 21-16, 17-21, 21-15 victory over world champions Seo Seung-jae-Chae Yu-jung in 84 minutes in the mixed doubles. World No. 1 and Paris Olympics silver medallists Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning then sealed the deal for the home favourites by overcoming world No. 3 Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee 21-14, 21-17. It was China's fourth consecutive title after also triumphing in 2019 (Nanning), 2021 (Vantaa) and 2023 (Suzhou). Personally, it was also a perfect outing for Yuqi, who won all his matches including against Japan's world No. 8 Kodai Naraoka in the last four and Hong Kong's world No. 21 Lee Cheuk Yiu in the group stage. Yuqi was happy to help his team to the title again after also starring in the previous three victories. 'Honestly, every opponent presents a challenge for me and I need to treat everyone very seriously especially in a final where anything can happen,' said Yuqi in a post match interview with the Badminton World Federation (BWF). 'I could not afford to be nervous and I'm happy I managed to play well and help my team win.' Meanwhile, South Korea had to be satisfied with the runners-up finish again after coming up second best to China in 2023. The Koreans last won the crown in 2017 in Gold Coast, Australia, after stunning China 3-2 in the final.
