CHINA WON 3 GOLDS AT BADMINTON – ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
China showed its dominant power in the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 in Manila with three gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
MANILA, May 1 (Xinhua) — China asserted its dominance in the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 here on Sunday, winning three gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
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World No. 1 and reigning world champions Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan dominated the women’s doubles, beating Japan’s Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 21-11, 21-15 in the final.
In an all-Chinese mixed doubles final, world No. 2 and two-time world champions Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong showed their superiority over compatriots Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping with a 21-17, 21-8 win.
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Rounding off China’s gold run was world number 16 Wang Zhiyi, who fashioned a come-from-behind 15-21, 21-13, 21-19 win over world No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the women’s singles final.
China’s two bronzes came from Weng Hongyang in the men’s singles and Du Yue and Li Wenmei in the women’s doubles.
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Malaysia’s world No. 7 Lee Zii Jia claimed his first-ever Asian title, fending off Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie 21-17, 23-21 in the men’s singles final.
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Indonesian pair Pramudya Kusumawardana Riyanto and Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob stunned world No. 9 Soh Wooi Yik and Aaron Chia of Malaysia 23-21, 21-10 in the men’s doubles final.