The list of matches valid for the World Tour Finals closed today of world badminton. At the end of the day, the Chinese dominance can be clearly seen, given the victory in three out of five draws; the rest is split in half between Denmark and South Korea.
In the men’s singles, in particular, Shi Yuqi confirms his status as world number 1 by defeating the second in the world ranking, the Dane Anders Antonsenby 21-18 21-14 without ever really giving him a chance to undermine him beyond the tight score of the opening partial. Second Finals for Shi after those of 2018.
The final of the women’s singles is much more competitive, in which the number 2 Wang Zhiyi beats a comeback Han Yue in a Chinese derby that the world number 8 could even win at some point, finding herself ahead 21-19 19-16. Then it becomes 19-21 21-19 21-11. For Wang, it was the first time ever as a winner at the Finals.
In the men’s doubles, however, success goes to the Danes Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussenwho beat the Malays in experience Sze Fei Goh e Nur Izzuddin for 21-17 17-21 21-11. For the two it is the first time as winners of the end-of-year tournament.
In the women’s doubles Ha Na Baek and So Hee Lee they take home an uncertain final only by one set, given that the final score is 21-19 21-14 against the Japanese Nami Matsuyama e Chiharu Shida. For them it’s a comeback after the final they lost a year ago.
Finally, in the mixed doubles Zheng Si Wei e Huang Ya Qiong they manage to get to grips with the Malays Tang Jie Chen ed Ee Wei Toh for 21-18 14-21 and 21-17. In this case it is the fourth time the two have managed to bring home the trophy.