China Dominates BWF World Tour Finals 2024 With Three Titles; Full Results

China’s Shi Yuqi and Wang Zhiyi clinched men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively, while their compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong claimed the mixed doubles title at the BWF World Tour Finals 2024.

Men’s world number one Shi defeated Denmark’s Anders Antonsen as he maintained his dominance right from the start.  He topped Antonsen 21-18, 21-14 to reclaim the title after six years. There could not have been a better way to do it than before the home crowd at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium.

This was also Shi’s first title since June’s Indonesia Open where he also defeated Antonsen in the final. 

On the other hand, in the all-Chinese women’s singles final, top seed Wang Zhiyi produced a 19-21, 21-19, 21-11 win over second seed Han Yue to clinch her first-ever BWF World Tour Finals title.

World number two Wang was on the brink at 16-19 down in the second game, but notched up the next five points to level the match. She held onto the momentum into the decider and completed victory in 74 minutes.

It was the 24-year-old’s fourth BWF World Tour title of 2024 after upsetting Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Chen to win Asian Championship gold.

The Chinese dominance continued in the mixed doubles final, as 2024 Olympic champions Zheng and Huang fought until the deciding set to see off Malaysian duo Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei 21-18, 14-21, 21-17 to successfully defend the title.

“At our first international competition as a pair, we got the title, and today we also took the win. I’m proud of our achievement,” said Zheng Siwei, who is set to retire from international competition after this match.

Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen beat Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin 21-17, 17-21, 21-11 to claim the men’s doubles gold, while South Korea’s Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee defeated Japan’s Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in straight games in the women’s doubles final.

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BWF World Tour Finals 2024: Final Results

Men’s singles: Shi Yuqi (CHN) def. Anders Antonsen (DEN) 21-18, 21-14

Women’s singles: Wang Zhiyi (CHN) def. Han Yue (CHN) 19-21, 21-19, 21-11

Men’s doubles: Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN) def. Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzudin (MAS) 21-17, 17-21, 21-11

Women’s doubles: Baek Ha-na/Lee So-hee (KOR) def. Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chihari (JPN) 21-19, 21-14

Mixed doubles: Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong (CHN) def. Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (MAS) 21-18, 14-21, 21-17