On December 16, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2023 BWF Year-end Finals came to an end, with a total record of 5 wins and 3 losses!
Final matchups released:
Men's Singles: Shi Yuqi and Axelsen met in the final!
Shi Yuqi defeated Jonatan 2-0 in the semifinals, tying the two with a head-to-head record (6 wins and 6 losses) and advancing to the final for the fourth time this season. Axelsen played a Danish derby with Antonsen in the semi-finals, and finally Axelsen easily advanced 2-0, Axelsen faced Antonsen to complete three consecutive victories, and advanced to the final for the eighth time this season. In addition, Shi Yuqi and Axelsen happen to be opponents in the same group at the group stage!
A: Dai Tzu Ying's shocking reversal, Marin wins again]!
The two women's singles semi-finals were both rematchups in the group stage yesterday! Dai Tzu Ying defeated An Xiying 2-1, she not only completed the reversal of losing the first game, but also won the second game and the deciding game, especially the 10-19 tiebreaker fell behind by 9 points, and finally achieved a super reversal. Chen Yufei fought hard with Marin for three games today, but unfortunately lost and missed the final. Tai Tzu Ying and Ma Lin gathered on the stage of the finals, which is the second time that the two have met at the top after the 2020 finals (held in January 2021)!
Men's Doubles: World champions Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae, world No. 1 Leung Wei Keng/Wang Chang will meet in the final!
Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae defeated Yoo Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi 2-0 in just 37 minutes, and Leung Wai Hang/Wang Chang defeated Alfian/Ardianto 2-1 in three games to advance! The final match will be staged between this season's world champion (Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae) and the current world No. 1 (Leung Wei Keng/Wang Chang)!
Women's Doubles: The strong Hengqiang, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, Bai Ha Na/Li Shaoxi all won and entered the final!
The women's doubles semi-finals are also a repeat of the group stage! Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan defeated teammates Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning again; Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee once again fought hard with Naomi Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida in three games (121 minutes) to advance! The women's doubles final is the two pairs with the best record this season, and it is also the world's No. 1 and No. 2 title matchup!
Mixed doubles: The national feather double insurance successfully met in the finals and won the championship and runner-up in advance!
Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong eased out Seo Seung Jae/Choi Yoo Hyun 21-12, 21-5 and Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping beat Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino 21-19, 23-21. This is the third time this season that the IELTS combination and the Feng Huang combination have won the championship and the second place!