The dominance of local players in the history of China Open continues. It was an all-Chinese final in the 2025 edition of the tournament in which Shi Yuqi and Wang Zhiyi lifted the men’s and women’s titles.
Shi came back from a game down to beat Wang Zhengxing 14-21 21-14 21-15 in little more than an hour.
It was Shi’s third BWF Super 1000 title of the year after winning the Malaysia Open and the All England Open.
“The impact, speed and strength of younger players are definitely better than mine,” said 29-year-old Shi after beating 23-year-old Wang.
“So I can only say that I tried my best to withstand some of his speed.”
In the women’s final, China Open defending champion Wang Zhiyi dominated Han Yue to emerge victorious 21-8 21-13.
The 24-year-old ended a frustrating run of three straight Super 1000 final defeats this year, all to world number one An, who retired injured in the semi-final against her. It was Wang’s second title of the year, adding to her Malaysia Masters win, where she also beat Han in the final.
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China’s supremacy on home soil could can be gauged from the fact that all foreign players fell at the semi-final stage in all formats except for the men’s doubles, which was won by Indonesians Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.
In the women’s doubles, top-ranked duo Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning of China beat fellow countrywomen Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian 24-22, 17-21, 21-14 in a battle lasting 69 minutes.
Mixed doubles play saw China’s Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping defeat compatriots Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin 23-21, 21-17 in 47 minutes.
Now China has a total of 105 titles in the history of China Open that was established in 1986. Indonesia, the second country on the list, is far behind with with a total of 23 titles.
