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BWF World Championships 2022: Akane Yamaguchi Retains Her Women's Singles Title

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday, beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14. The top-seeded Yamaguchi, who won her first world title last year in the Spanish city of Huelva, had to dig deep to see off the challenge of Olympic champion Chen. Chen was bidding to become the first player from badminton powerhouse China to win a women's singles world title since 2011. China has won a total of 15 women's singles world titles -- five times more than any other country -- but number four seed Chen was the nation's first women's world finalist since 2014.

BWF World Championships 2022: Imperious Viktor Axelsen Wins Second Badminton World Title

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen won his second badminton world title on Sunday, beating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in the final in Tokyo. World number one Axelsen has lost only one singles match this season and was too much for 21-year-old rising star Vitidsarn, who was blown away in the first game. Axelsen, who won Olympic gold last year, also claimed the world title in Glasgow in 2017. The 28-year-old Dane has been in imperious form this week in Tokyo, reaching the final without losing a single game.

BWF World Championships: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Sign Off With Maiden Bronze Medal

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty signed off with a maiden bronze medal in the men's doubles competition of the World Championships after going down narrowly to Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the semifinals on Saturday. The world number 7 Indian pair flattered to deceive as it squandered an opening game advantage to go down 22-20 18-21 16-21 in a pulsating 77-minute clash to bring an end to the Indian challenge at the prestigious tournament.

Japan's Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title

TOKYO: Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday (Aug 28), beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14.

Imperious Axelsen wins second badminton world title

TOKYO: Denmark's Viktor Axelsen won his second badminton world title on Sunday (Aug 28), beating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in the final in Tokyo.

BWF World Championships, Men's Doubles Semi-Final Highlights: Chirag Shetty And Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Go Down, Settle For Bronze

BWF World Championships, Men's Doubles Semi-Final Highlights: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won a bronze medal at the ongoing BWF World Championships on Saturday. The duo ended up losing the semi-final against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 22-20, 18-21, 16-21 in the men's doubles semi-final that lasted for 76 minutes. The Indian duo had earlier assured India of a medal on Friday as they became the first Indian pair to reach the semi-finals of the men's doubles event at the BWF World Championships. It will be India's second World Championships medal in the doubles event after Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa who claimed a bronze in 2011 in the women's doubles.

Axelsen aims higher after claiming second badminton world title

Reigning Olympic champion Axelsen crushed Thailand's Kunvalut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in Tokyo to add another world title to the one he claimed in 2017, cementing his place at the top of the sport. The 28-year-old did not lose a single game at this week's world championships and he believes he has the potential to improve further with "a long road ahead" of him. "I want to become as good as I possibly can," said the world number one, who has lost only one singles match this year.

BWF World Championships 2022: Imperious Viktor Axelsen Wins Second Badminton World Title

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen won his second badminton world title on Sunday, beating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in the final in Tokyo. World number one Axelsen has lost only one singles match this season and was too much for 21-year-old rising star Vitidsarn, who was blown away in the first game. Axelsen, who won Olympic gold last year, also claimed the world title in Glasgow in 2017. The 28-year-old Dane has been in imperious form this week in Tokyo, reaching the final without losing a single game.

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BWF World Championships 2022: Akane Yamaguchi Retains Her Women's Singles Title

BWF World Championships 2022: Imperious Viktor Axelsen Wins Second Badminton World Title

BWF World Championships: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Sign Off With Maiden Bronze Medal

Japan's Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title

Imperious Axelsen wins second badminton world title

BWF World Championships, Men's Doubles Semi-Final Highlights: Chirag Shetty And Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Go Down, Settle For Bronze

Axelsen aims higher after claiming second badminton world title

BWF World Championships 2022: Imperious Viktor Axelsen Wins Second Badminton World Title