All England Open: Viktor Axelsen Claims Men’s Identify, Tai Tzu Ying Wins Women’s Competition | Badminton News

Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying beat Chinese language global primary Chen Yufei 21-19, 21-15 to win the All England badminton Championship for the 3rd time on Sunday. Tai, seeded 2nd, used to be on a revenge venture in Birmingham after shedding closing 12 months’s ultimate in opposition to Chen. The 25-year-old’s earlier All England titles got here in 2017 and 2018 and she or he clinched a 3rd in spectacular taste. “I am very excited to have received the Yonex All England,” Tai stated. “I have very aware of taking part in in opposition to Chen as I have performed in opposition to her such a lot of instances.

“I put her below power nowadays, and I am more than pleased that I used to be ready to keep watch over the rallies smartly. I actually love to play this event.”

Within the males’s tournament, Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen received his first All England Championship identify, beating Taiwanese most sensible seed Chou Tien-chen 21-13, 21-14.

Axelsen misplaced to Kento Momota within the ultimate closing 12 months, however the global quantity seven used to be at his tough highest to make amends.

And 26-year-old Axelsen stated it used to be an afternoon he would by no means disregard.

“This implies so much to me. This is a large dream come true and it is up there with all my greatest achievements in my profession up to now,” he stated after his maiden event win in a Tremendous 1000 tournament.

“Clearly at this time I am each glad and actually emotional. It is simply loopy. It is a day I will take into accout for the remainder of my lifestyles.”

Pre-tournament favorite Chou admitted he used to be under his highest.

“I attempted to position in a greater efficiency however I wasn’t ready to keep watch over the rallies in addition to Viktor used to be ready to,” he stated.

“I did not play to my 100 in step with cent, and I did not be expecting that, however that is the manner it’s.”

Jap duo Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota stormed to the ladies’s doubles identify, beating China’s Du Yue and Li Yinhui 21-13, 21-15.

Indonesia’s Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti defeated Thai 3rd seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21-15, 17-21, 21-Eight within the blended doubles ultimate.