An Se-young captured the women’s singles championship after a three-set battle against local player Wang Zhiyi. With this win, An Se-young equaled Kento Momota’s record of 11 singles titles in a single season. She also made history as the first badminton player to earn one million dollars in prize money within a single season. The…
The seedings and draw for the women’s doubles event of the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals are as follows: Seeds Finals Semifinals Final 🇲🇾 Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan [1] vs. 🇯🇵 Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto19-21, 13-21—🇰🇷 Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee vs. 🇨🇳 Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning [3]15-21, 21-16, 21-19 🇯🇵 Yuki…
The seedings and draw for the mixed doubles event of the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals are as follows: (Red highlights mean the player is eliminated, while bold highlights mean the player advances to the semi-finals) Seeds Finals Semifinals Final 🇨🇳 Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin [4] vs. 🇲🇾 Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee…
HANGZHOU — The curtain has fallen on Southeast Asian hopes at the BWF World Tour Finals 2025. In a stunning turn of events, Sunday’s finals will proceed without a single representative from the badminton-powerhouse region, following a disastrous Saturday semi-final session that saw every remaining contender from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand eliminated. The region’s final…
HANGZHOU – Christo Popov wrote a new chapter in European badminton history on Saturday, becoming the first-ever French player to reach the final of the prestigious HSBC BWF World Tour Finals. In a dominant semifinal display at the 2025 season finale, the World No. 8 dismantled Japan’s Kodai Naraoka with a blend of speed and…
World No. 1 An Se-young stands on the precipice of badminton immortality. As she prepares for the final showdown against Wang Zhiyi at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 tomorrow, the South Korean phenom is not just playing for a trophy, but for a place in the record books that may stand for decades….
HANGZHOU, China – The group stages of the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals have concluded, setting the stage for an electrifying weekend of badminton at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium. With a total prize pool of US$3 million on the line, the world’s top shuttlers have fought their way through the round-robin groups to…
Hangzhou, China – The second day of the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou will be remembered for its stark contrast of fortunes. On one court, the gritty resilience of European badminton signaled a shift in the global order; on another, the cruel reality of professional sport left fans and players alike in…
HANGZHOU – The second day of the group stage at the 2025 HSBC BWF World Tour Finals delivered clarity and heartbreak in equal measure at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre. Dominant performances and gritty rubber-game victories saw four top contenders book their tickets to the semifinals with a match to spare, while the campaigns of…