Tokyo
Olympic badminton champion Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen beat Indonesian Jonatan Christie to bag the men’s singles title while Korean star An Se-young outplayed He Bing Jiao of China to win the women’s singles crown at the Japan Open, here on Sunday.
World number one Axelsen, who recently retained his European title in Poland, registered a 21-7, 21-18 win over Christie, to win his third BWF title of the year.
In the women’s singles, world number two Se Young continued her superb form this season and outshined world no.5 Chinese shuttler 21-15, 21-11 to claim the top spot on the podium. The Korean has been in terrific form this year, participating in ten tournaments. Out of those, she has reached the finals in nine, securing victory in seven.
In the men’s doubles, reigning Olympic champions duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Li defeated fifth-seeded local pair Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi 21-19, 21-13 to win the title. In the women’s doubles, fourth seed Korean combination of Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong stunned top seed Chinese Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan 21-17, 21-14 in the final.
On the other hand, Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist mixed doubles Japanese pair of Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino defeated the Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai 17-21, 21-16, 21-15 to clinch up the title.
