On April 14, Beijing time, the 2024 Badminton European Championships, Asian Championships, and Pan American Championships continued.
【Men's Singles】Bigwig Popov 21-19, 17-21, 21-9 Axelsen advanced to the final to face Antonsen, who won the first meeting 21-11, 21-11 Aldorf.
- World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen suffered his fourth defeat of the season:
Ginting narrowly defeated Viktor Axelsen in three games 8-21, 21-18, 21-19 to advance to the All England semi-finals, winning after an 11-game losing streak.
Wang Ziwei defeated Axelsen 21-12, 21-17 to advance to the French Open Badminton Super750 and won after six consecutive defeats.
Shi Yuqi defeated Viktor Axelsen 21-12, 19-21, 21-17 to advance to the final of the Malaysia Open Badminton Super1000.
The world's 25th big Popov defeated Axelsen for the first time in his career, ending a three-game losing streak, this duel, in the first game, Axelsen did not lead, once 7-12, 13-18 behind to chase 19-19, but unfortunately fell short, Popov scored two points in a row to win. In the second game, Axelsen scored five points in a row after falling behind 3-4 and maintained the advantage until the end, but Popov failed to save a game point. In the deciding game, the opening game was tied to 9-8, during which the difference was only 2 points, but Axelsen only led 3-2 once, and Popov launched a wave of 8-0 + 4-0 12-1 offensive frenzy to seal the victory in one fell swoop.
- Asian Championships, Li Shifeng reversed Kodai Naraoka 2-1 and faced Jonatan in the final. At the Pan American Championships, the dark horse Corden of the Tokyo Olympics reversed Uriel 14-21, 21-17, 21-13 to complete the revenge for the loss of the Pan American Championships last year and win the men's singles championship this time, winning the men's singles championship for the second time since 2022, breaking the championship drought in 24 months.
【Women's Singles】Gilmour defeated Igit 21-18, 21-13 to advance to the final, winning four consecutive matches between the two sides. In the final, they faced Marin, who won 21-16, 21-7 Jacobsen for four consecutive matches.
- Asian Championships, National Feather Division Finals, Chen Yufei vs. Wang Zhiyi. At the Pan American Championships, Zhang Beiwen defeated Li Wenshan 21-18, 18-21, 21-17, and achieved revenge after two consecutive defeats, winning the women's singles championship this time, and winning the women's singles championship of the Pan American Championships for the second time since 2021.
【Men's Doubles】Andreas/Jesper 21-15, 21-16 Kjaer/Sogard advanced to the final and won their first match. In the final, they faced Anders/Astrup, who won 21-19, 21-7 Ben Lane/Wendy to win four in a row.
- Asian Championships, Liang Wang vs. Wu Shifei/Nui Zudin. At the Pan American Championships, Chen Ziyi/Presley defeated Dong Xingyu/Ni Yakura in 29 minutes 21-14, 21-11 to complete the revenge for last year's loss at the Pan American Championships and win the men's doubles championship.
【Women's Doubles】Lambert/Tran 21-15, 21-12 Geely/Selning, advanced to the final, winning three consecutive matches. In the final, Gabriela and Stephani will face each other, who beat Benjisu/Inki 21-11, 21-15 to make it three wins in a row.
- Asian Championship final, Cosine against Lee So Hee/Baek Ha Na. At the Pan American Championships, Francesca/Lee Allison won the Women's Doubles title 21-14, 21-15 Xu Xinfei/Xu Yifei avenged their defeat at last year's US Open.
【Mixed Doubles】Giquel/Delrue 21-16, 21-15 Mathias/Bor, won the mixed doubles championship for the first time in 38 months.
In the Asian Championships, the Phoenix team advanced to the final against Seo Seung Jae/Choi Yoo Hyun, who eliminated IELTS in the semi-finals. At the Pan American Championships, Presley/Lee Allison defeated Qiu Kaixiang/Jenny Gai 15-21, 21-15, 21-14 to win the mixed doubles title for the first time.