{"id":37206,"date":"2023-12-19T06:14:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T06:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/axelsen-tai-triumph-in-badminton-world-tour-finals-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-19T06:14:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T06:14:06","slug":"axelsen-tai-triumph-in-badminton-world-tour-finals-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/axelsen-tai-triumph-in-badminton-world-tour-finals-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Axelsen, Tai triumph in badminton World Tour Finals | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen<\/a> and former world number one Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan triumphed on Sunday in their BWF World Tour Finals deciders in Hangzhou.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old Dane dominated China’s Shi Yuqi in straight sets 21-11, 21-12 in a one-sided men’s final of the year-ending Badminton World Federation (BWF) event in China’s east.<\/p>\n

“I’m extremely proud and extremely tired,” said world number one Axelsen, who speaks fluent Chinese.<\/p>\n

“My year has been extraordinary. It has also been marked by big disappointments,” he said, pointing to defeats in the All England Open and the World Championships on home soil.<\/p>\n

“But a great sportsman gets up and recovers from disappointing experiences. And that’s what I managed to do. I’ve won some big titles, so I can’t be disappointed with this year,” he said.<\/p>\n

In the women’s final, world number four Tai fought back to get the better of Spain’s Carolina Marin 12-21, 21-14, 21-18.<\/p>\n

Marin is a former Olympic champion and the only European in the women’s world top 10. She made the final after a gripping, three-set defeat of China’s Chen Yufei, another Olympic champion, in Saturday’s semi-finals.<\/p>\n

“I wasn’t able to train well before coming, so my preparation and performance here were not optimal,” Tai said.<\/p>\n

“But when I saw the excellent form of Carolina Marin and Chen Yufei… I told myself I had to grit my teeth and do my best to be able to compete,” she said.<\/p>\n

In the men’s doubles, South Korean world champions Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae overcame the Chinese pair of Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang 21-17, 22-20 to win the men’s doubles.<\/p>\n

Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan gave the home crowd something to cheer about by beating South Korea’s Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee 21-16, 21-16 to win the women’s doubles.<\/p>\n

The mixed doubles title went to Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong with a 21-11, 21-18 defeat of Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping in an all-Chinese final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n