On December 18, the International Badminton Federation Finals came to an end, and the Chinese team won 2 golds and 3 silvers to become the biggest winner. Axelsen and Zheng Siwei each won their fifth finals championship and made history.
First place, China, 2 gold, 3 silver and 2 semi-finals
The Chinese team participated in this competition, with 2 groups of players participating in each event, a total of 10 groups of players. In the end, except for Han Yue and Li Shifeng, who failed to break through the group, the remaining 8 groups of players all advanced to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, Chen Yufei and Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi stopped, and the remaining 6 groups of players all reached the finals. In the final, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan in women's doubles and Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong in mixed doubles won the championship. Shi Yuqi in Men's Singles, Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping in Mixed Doubles, and Leung Wai Keng/Wang Chang in Men's Doubles won the runner-up.
In the end, the Chinese team won 2 golds, 3 silvers and 2 semi-finals, ranking first in the medal table. Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan won the 4th Women's Doubles Championship in the Finals, and Zheng Siwei achieved his 5th Mixed Doubles Championship in the Finals (the first two Chen Qingchen, the last 3 and Huang Yaqiong).
Second place, South Korea, 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 semi-finals
The Korean team has made overall progress this year, and has the strength to win the championship in four events. In this finals, they have a total of 7 seats except for the men's singles, which has no players.
In the group, Kim Ga-eun in women's singles, Kim Zhaoying/Kong Hee-yong in women's doubles, and Kim Won-ho/Jung Na-young in mixed doubles were out, and the remaining four groups of players reached the semi-finals. In the semifinals, Seo Seung-jae/Choi Woo-hyeong and Ahn Se-young stopped in the final. The other 2 groups of players reached the finals.
In the final, Seo Seung-jae/Kang Min-hyuk won the men's doubles title, and Kim So-young/Kong Hee-yong won the women's doubles runner-up. The South Korean team finally ended in the semi-finals with 1 championship and 1 runner-up, and the overall record is still quite good.
3rd place, Denmark, 1 gold and 1 semi-final
Denmark won 3 places in the finals of this competition, which is very good. Men's Singles Antonsen finally won the Men's Singles Championship, and Men's Singles Antonsen reached the men's singles semifinals. Astrup/Anders were out of the group stage, but with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, which is also a big gain. This is Axelsen's 5th Grand Final Championship and the best in history.
Fourth place, Chinese Taipei, 1 gold
Tai Tzu Ying was the only Chinese Taipei player to compete in the finals, and she finally defeated two of the strongest players, An Xiying and Ma Lin, to win the championship. This is Tai's fourth career finals title.
5th place, Spain, 1 runner-up
Marin is a Spaniard and it's great to be back on the field after a big injury. And in this finals, she was able to reach the finals again, which is already very good. In the end, they won the second place, far exceeding expectations.
Sixth place, Japan, Indonesia, 2 semi-finals
Japan and Indonesia, both traditional badminton powerhouses, did not perform well in this finals, and both stopped in the semi-finals. Japan's Naomi Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida, Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino, and Indonesia's Jonatan and Alfian/Ardianto all advanced to the semi-finals and were their only consolation.