Shi gets back at Antonsen for Malaysia Open men’s title; An wins
Shi Yu Qi gets back at Anders Antonsen to claim the Malaysia Open 2025 men’s singles title on Sunday even as An Se-young also won.
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SHI GETS BACK AT ANTONSEN TO CLAIM FIRST MAJOR TOURNAMENT TITLE FOR 2025
Shi gets back at Antonsen to claim his first major tournament title.
Furthermore, Shi avenged last year’s loss to his Danish rival by posting a 21-8, 21-15 win in the men’s singles final.
The Chinese world No.1 simply dominated his Danish opponent in the opening set.
He would later hold off any threat to finish the match in 39 minutes.
It was Shi’s first Malaysia Super 1000 Open title at the Axiata Arena.
“I’m definitely happy because it has been a while since China shuttlers won the men’s singles title in Malaysia,” the Chinese shuttler said.
“I reflected on my past encounters against Anders (Antonsen) to beat him today in the final,” he added.
AN DEFENDS WOMEN’S SINGLES TITLE AFTER BEATING WANG
Moreover, An prevented an all-Chinese domination with a 21-17, 21-7 win over world No.2 Wang Zhiyi.
Furthermore, South Korea’s world No.1 female shuttler dismantled Wang in just 45 minutes.
An snapped her two-match losing skid against world No.2 Wang.
She lost to her Chinese opponent in last month’s World Tour Finals in Hangzhou but she learned from it.
“I take every defeat in my stride. I learn from it and overcome it,” An said.
“This time, I just tried to be persistent with my own game plan,” she added.
The South Korean shuttler wants to top her ten-title achievement in 2023 and is off to an impressive start.
KOREAN, JAPANESE, THAI PAIRS WIN MEN’S, WOMEN’S, MIXED DOUBLES TROPHIES
Korean, Japanese, and Thai pairs won the men’s, women’s and mixed doubles trophies.
Furthermore, Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae defeated Chinese tandem Chen Boyang and Liu Yi, 19-21, 21-12, 21-12, in the men’s doubles final.
Moreover, Japan’s Fukushima Yuki and Matsumoto Mayu outlasted Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian of China, 17-21, 21-15, 21-15, to cop the women’s doubles trophy.
Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsamparan beat China’s Fang Yanzhe and Huang Dongping, 21-13, 190-21, 21-18, for the mixed doubles crown.
“We just told ourselves that we needed to fight and give our best because we were up against a very strong pair,” Dechapol said.
“Today, our opponents were the ones under a lot of pressure,” Supissara added.
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