US EditionShi Downs Kunlavut to Win First World Title, Yamaguchi Takes Women's Crown
Shi Yuqi overcame past defeats to win his first men's singles title in a 73-minute final, while Akane Yamaguchi secured her third women's singles crown in 37 minutes.
- On August 31, 2025, Shi Yuqi of China won his first men's singles world badminton title by beating reigning champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in Paris.
- Shi entered the championship riding the momentum of his inaugural China Open victory from the previous month and was determined to improve on the silver medal he earned at the 2018 World Championships in Nanjing.
- Shi lost the first game 19-21, then dominated the second 21-10 and sealed the match 21-18 when Kunlavut's shot went long, with the battle lasting 1 hour 17 minutes.
- Shi said clinching the title felt incredibly hard-won, adding he gave his utmost effort and now feels he no longer needs to prove anything; Kunlavut claimed silver after a prior defeat at the same venue.
- In the women's final, Japan's fifth seed Akane Yamaguchi secured her third world singles championship by defeating an injured China's Chen Yufei in straight games, 21-9 and 21-13, with the match concluding in just over half an hour.
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Shi beats Kunlavut to clinch maiden world title, Yamaguchi wins third crown
Japan's Akane Yamaguchi claimed her third world title and China's Shi Yuqi earned his maiden crown as they triumphed in the women's and men's singles finals at the Badminton World Championships in Paris on Sunday.
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