The adidas Arena of Paris lived yesterday a memorable day of finals to conclude the world championships of Badminton 2025. Historical coronations, confirmations and triumphant returns have marked an edition which will remain in the Annals.
Historical gold for Malaysia in mixed double
A highlight of the day: the victory of Toh Ee Wei et Chen Tang Jie in the final of the mixed double. Malaysians dominated the Chinese pair Wei Yaxin / Jiang Zhenbang in two sets (21-15, 21-14) and won the first global gold medal in the history of their country in this discipline. Their performance propels the duo to the rank of national superstars, carried by a Malaysian fusion audience for the national holiday.
The French bronze medal
The Parisian public also had the right to his moment of history with the Thom Gicquel bronze medal and Delphine Delrue in mixed double. Beaten in the semi-finals by future Malaysian champions, the French leave with the first world medal in this discipline for France. Carried by a room acquired in their cause, they made an impression and opened a new page of the tricolor badminton.
Shi Yuqi, enfin courtonné
Long awaited, Shi Yuqi realized his dream by winning his first world title. In a final to cut
The breath, he came to the end of the outgoing champion in three very disputed sets. In tears at the end of his match, this coronation shows a special resonance: world number one, the Chinese experienced a long crossing of the desert, marked by a serious ankle injury and a one -year suspension by its federation. His triumph in Paris sounds like a Renaissance.
Seo Seungjae doubles the bet with Kim Wonho
Already titled in 2023, Seo Seungjae has retained his status as world champion, this time associated with Kim Wonho. The Koreans, numbers a world, flew over the competition and confirmed their superiority by winning clearly in the final. SEO thus signs a second consecutive coronation, symbol of current Korean domination in male double.
Malaysian women fail at the gates of the feat
In double ladies, Malaysia believed to touch gold again, but Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan ended up giving in to the Chinese Tan Ning et Liu Shengshu. The latter, numbers a world, imposed themselves after an intense duel, preventing Malaysia from signing a historic double.
Yamaguchi again at the top
Finally, among the ladies in simple, Akane Yamaguchi won her third world title, after those of 2021 and 2022. The Japanese has left no chance to Chen Yufeireduced by an injury contracted the day before against the year is young. In two expeditious sets, Yamaguchi confirmed its place among the large
Champions of the modern era.
With its stories of revenge, first historical and confirmations, Paris 2025 will remain as one of the most striking world championships. Malaysia enters history, China finds a hero, Korea confirms its domination and Japan celebrates a queen: the world badminton has never seemed so rich in emotions.
