Shi, An cop Malaysia Open 2025 men’s, women’s singles titles
Shi Yu Qi and An Se-young copped on Sunday the Malaysia Open 2025 men’s and women’s singles titles with impressive performances.
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SHI, AN CLAIM FIRST MAJOR TOURNAMENT TITLES FOR 2025
Shi and An claimed their first major tournament titles to start the new year.
Furthermore, Shi avenged last year’s title loss to Anders Antonsen by posting a 21-8, 21-15 decision over the Dane in the men’s singles final.
Moreover, An prevented an all-Chinese domination in the men’s and women’s final by pulling off 21-17, 21-7 win over world No.2 Wang Zhiyi.
The Chinese world No.1 simply dominated his Danish opponent in the opening set before holding off any threat in the second to finish the match in 39 minutes.
It was Shi’s first Malaysia Super 1000 Open title that he celebrated with his team 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. Although I defeated him in last month’s World Tour Finals, I was determined to prove myself here,” he added.
AN DISMANTLES WANG TO COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL TITLE DEFENSE
An dismantled Wang with precision shotmaking to complete her successful title defense in just 45 minutes.
Moreover, South Korea’s world No.1 female shuttler snapped her two-match losing skid against world No.2 Wang.
An acknowledged losing 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 overcom it. The past doesn’t matter – what’s important is the present,” An said.
“This time, I just tried to be persistent with my own game plan, and this led to my victory today,” 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 CLAIM MEN’S, WOMEN’S, MIXED DOUBLES TITLES
Korean, Japanese, and Thai pairs claimed the men’s, women’s and mixed doubles titles in final matches Sunday.
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 won over Chinese duo Fng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping, 21-13, 190-21, 21-18, for the mixed doubles crown.
“Before the match, we just told ourselves that we needed to fight and give our best because we were up against a very strong pair,” Dechapol said.
“I think being the underdogs worked in our favor. Today, our opponents were the ones under a lot of pressure,” Supissara added.
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