South China Morning
Chinese junior badminton players swept all five titles at the 2026 Wang Wenjiao Cup International Challenge in Nanan, according to local media reports.
Tournament Finals
The six-day tournament concluded on November 8 at the Wang Wenjiao Badminton Hall, bringing together 227 athletes from 22 countries and regions, qzwb.com reported.
China secured a clean sweep of the titles after semi-final matches on November 7.
Personally, going to Southeast Asia, that’s someone else’s home turf,
Wang Zimeng said after the match, according to the report. Coming to our own home turf, the audience cheering for us makes us feel like we aren’t fighting alone.
In the women’s doubles final, Wang and Liu defeated teammates Ding Keyun and Li Huazhou 21-11, 21-19, claiming the title in their first international senior event.
Sun Chen and Chen Xintong Win Singles Titles
Sun Chen captured the men’s singles title by defeating Wu Zisheng 21-10, 21-15, securing his third international victory of the year following wins in Ruichang and Baoji.
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The fans have had high expectations for me this year, and I didn’t play well in a few tournaments in the second half of the year, which let them down a bit,
Sun said after bowing four times to the crowd, qzwb.com reported.
Chen Xintong won the women’s singles crown in her international debut, overcoming teammates Yuan Anqi and Dai Qinyi along the way. Liao Pinyi and Zhang Jiahan took the mixed doubles title, while Chen Junting and Huang Di won the men’s doubles.
Olympic Star Returns
Olympic champion Huang Dongping visited the venue during the competition, touring the training facilities and the Wang Wenjiao exhibition hall, qzwb.com reported.
Generation after generation of Fujian badminton people have forged ahead, allowing the sport to continue to take root and sprout in the Minnan region,
Huang said in an interview.
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Historical Legacy
The tournament is named after Wang Wenjiao, a native of Nanan’s Honglai town widely recognized as a pioneer of China’s badminton training system.
Wang relocated from Indonesia in 1954 to build the national program, coaching teams to 56 world individual titles and nine world team titles before receiving the People’s Hero national honorary title in 2019.
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