Badminton News: The India Open World Tour Super 750 tournament held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi concluded on Sunday (22/1) evening. As a result, Japan won two championship titles, while the other two titles belonged to South Korea, Thailand and China.
In the first mixed doubles match, Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino did not have to sweat to become champions of the India Open 2023 after their Chinese opponents, ranked 4th in the world, Wangh Yi Lyu/Huang Dong Ping decided to withdraw due to Huang Dong Ping's exhaustion.
South Korean youngster An Se Young's sensation continued as he emerged as the India Open 2023 champion by defeating Japan's top seed and world number 1, Akane Yamaguchi in a tight rubber game battle lasting 1 hour and 2 minutes with a score of 15-21, 21-16, 21-12.
Japanese women's doubles second seed Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida became champions without competing after world number one pair Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yifan had to withdraw due to an injury to Chen Qing Chen.
Young Chinese pair Liang Wei Kang / Wang Chang successfully won their first title this season against Malaysian world champions Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik in a tight three-game battle with the score of 14-21, 21-18 and 21-19 in 1 hour and 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, in the final match of the men's singles, young Thai player Kunlavut Vitidsarn managed to create an upset by beating Danish world and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in a tight match with a score of 22-20, 10-21 and 21-12.
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