In the 2023 BWF World Tour Finals, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and Kim Won-ho/Zheng Na-eun had a super hard-fought battle, the total time of the game reached 74 minutes, and the IELTS combination saved the match point 27-25 in the second game after losing one game first, and finally reversed the ace Kim Won-ho/Zheng Na-eun of the Korean team 2-1 in three games, won two consecutive wins in the group stage, qualified from the mixed doubles group B one round in advance, and locked a place in the top 4.
In the historical head-to-head record, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong even fell behind Kim Won-ho/Zheng Na-eun with 1 win and 2 losses, which shows the strength of this Korean pair. The most recent meeting took place at this season's French Open Badminton Championships, where Kim Won Ho/Jung Na Eun defeated Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 23-21. In the BWF World Rankings, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong ranked first, and Kim Won-ho/Zheng Na-eun ranked seventh. However, in terms of finals points, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong is second behind Guoyu teammates Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping, so they are also listed as the No. 2 seeds in this tournament and automatically fall into the mixed doubles group B, and the three pairs in the same group as Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong are Hong Kong's Tang Chun Man/Tse Wing Suet and two Korean pairs Seo Seung Jae/Choi Yoo Hyun and Kim Won Ho/Zheng Na Eun. In the previous group first round, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong defeated Deng Junwen/Xie Yingxue in straight games, while Kim Won-ho/Jung Na-eun lost 0-2 to South Korean teammates Seo Seung-jae/Choi Yoo-hye.
In the first game, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong took the lead in establishing an advantage, but Jin Yuanhao/Zheng Naen scored 7-6 in a row to complete the overtake, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 9-7 was in the lead again, Jin Yuanhao/Zheng Naen scored 4 points in a row to lead 11-9 into the break, and when the break came back, Jin Yuanhao/Zheng Naen always maintained the lead, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong chased to 18-19, Jin Yuanhao/Zheng Naen grasped the key points and took the next city 21-18. In the second game, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong once led by 5 points, but Jin Yuanhao/Zheng Naen overtook at the end of the game and took the lead 20-19 to get the match point, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong saved multiple match points and narrowly won 27-25, showing super willpower. After escaping from a desperate situation, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong led all the way to 21-15 in the deciding game and won again, and won 2-1 in the total game.
In the men's singles Group A competition at the same time, Shi Yuqi faced Indonesian star Ginting in the second round. Previously, Shi Yuqi defeated world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen 2-0 in the first round, and Ginting reversed Japan's new men's singles brother Kodai Naraoka 2-1. In this campaign, Shi Yuqi and Ginting's goal is to strive for 2 consecutive wins to qualify early. After the opening, Shi Yuqi took the lead 8-4, Ginting chased it to 7-8, and Shi Yuqi set off a wave of scoring climax to completely open the score, winning the first game 21-11. Ginting launched a frantic counterattack in the second game, winning by a huge score of 21-7. In the deciding game, Ginting continued to be strong, leading all the way, Shi Yuqi failed to chase the score, Ginting won the tiebreaker 21-17, and won the reversal with a total score of 2-1, and Shi Yuqi swallowed the first defeat in the finals!