Akane Yamaguchi of Japan claimed her third BWF World Championships title and China’s Shi Yuqi earned his maiden crown in the women’s and men’s singles, respectively, in Paris on Sunday.
Shi, the 29-year-old top seed and runner-up in 2018, beat defending champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 19-21 21-10 21-18 in a tense final lasting one hour 17 minutes. Shi levelled the match with a dominant second game before edging a thrilling decider.
Shi led 17-10 in the third game only for Vitidsarn to close the gap to 19-18. The top seed then stretched his lead to 20-18 and the Thai’s next shot drifted long, allowing Shi, who has won his last 10 finals in a row, to close out the contest 21-18.
Yamaguchi, 28, who previously won in 2021 and 2022, eased past Chen Yufei of China 21-9 21-13 in 37 minutes to become only the second woman after Spain’s Carolina Marin to lift three world singles crowns.
The Japanese raced to an 11-4 lead in the opener and never looked back. Chen led 6-4 in the second game but could not sustain the pressure as she built a decisive 16-10 advantage before sealing victory in 37 minutes.
Chen, 27, earned her fifth medal at the championships, adding a second silver to her three bronzes.
Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho of South Korea claimed their first men’s doubles title together at the badminton world championships defeating the Chinese duo of Chen Boyang and Liu Yi 21-17, 21-12 at Adidas Arena in the French capital Sunday.
China’s Liu/Tan win women’s doubles title at badminton worlds. They defeated Malaysia’s Pearly Tan-
Thinaah Muralitharan 21-14, 20-22, 21-17 in the final.
Mixed doubles shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei toppled China’s world No. 2 Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin 21-15, 21-14 with their fast-attacking play and almost error-free game.
Tang Jie-Ee Wei started strongly and raced to a 11-6 lead and never looked back to wrap up the game. The pair again made a brilliant start in the second game and led 10-5 but Zhenbang-Yaxin tried to mount a comeback and closed the gap at 12-14.
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BWF World Championships 2025: List Of Winners
Men’s Singles
| Player | Country |
| Shi Yuqi | China |
| Kunlavut Vitidsarn | Thailand |
| Victor Lai | Canada |
| Anders Antonsen | Denmark |
Women’s Singles
| Player | Country |
| Akane Yamaguchi | Japan |
| Chen Yufei | China |
| An Se-young | South Korea |
| Putri Kusuma Wardani | Indonesia |
Men’s Doubles
| Players | Country |
| Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae | South Korea |
| Chen Boyang / Liu Yi | China |
| Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Denmark |
| Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty | India |
Women’s Doubles
| Players | Country |
| Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning | China |
| Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan | Malaysia |
| Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi | Japan |
| Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida | Japan |
Mixed Doubles
| Players | Country |
| Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei | Malaysia |
| Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin | China |
| Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue | France |
| Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui | China |
BWF World Championships 2025: Medal Tally
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
