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China badminton ace Shi wins second World Tour Finals title

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There was home glory too for mixed doubles pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong and women’s single winner Wang Zhiyi.

HANGZHOU: China’s Shi Yuqi blew away Denmark’s Anders Antonsen to win the men’s singles crown at the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals on Sunday as the hosts swept three titles.

In an all-Chinese women’s singles final in Hangzhou, Wang Zhiyi fought back from a game down to defeat Han Yue 19-21, 21-19, 21-11 in 74 minutes.

Shi beat Antonsen 21-18, 21-14 in 52 minutes to win the prestigious title for a second time in his career, to go with his triumph in 2018.

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