Published: 10:01, January 20, 2025
China's Jiang/Wei win mixed doubles title at badminton India Open
By Xinhua
Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin (right) of China compete during the mixed doubles quarterfinal match against Guo Xinwa and Chen Fanghui of China at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament in New Delhi, India, on Jan 17, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

NEW DELHI - Young Chinese pair Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin claimed a straight-game victory to win the mixed doubles gold at the 2025 India Open here on Sunday.

Second-seeded Jiang and Wei took 43 minutes to defeat French shuttlers Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue 21-18, 21-17.

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"This championship is a great inspiration for us. We faced a lot of difficulties this week, but we overcame them all," said Wei after the match.

Women's singles world No. 1 An Se-young of South Korea enjoyed a comfortable victory over Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-12, 21-9, bagging her second consecutive title following last week's triumph at the Malaysia Open.

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The men's singles gold was clinched by two-time Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, who crushed Lee Cheuk-yiu of Hong Kong 21-16, 21-8.

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In the men's doubles final, third seeds Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin of Malaysia overcame South Korean duo Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae 21-15, 13-21, 21-16 to top the podium.

Elsewhere, Arisa Igarashi and Ayako Sakuramoto of Japan won the women's doubles title by defeating Kim Hye-jeong and Kong Hee-yong of South Korea.