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"Post-00s" women s doubles return to Paris to change the color of the medal. The national badminton men s singles won gold again after 10 years of the World Championships.

12:58pm, 1 September 2025【Football】

A thrilling peak duel, a competition between spear and shield, a dialogue with oneself, the "post-00s" group of the National Badminton Women's Doubles Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning took the highest podium in Paris for the first time in the World Championships. On August 31, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning withstood the strong impact of Malaysian group Chen Kangle/Tina in the women's doubles final of the World Badminton Championships in Paris. It took 83 minutes to defeat the opponent 21-14, 20-22, 21-17, helping the national badminton team achieve four consecutive women's doubles championships in the World Championships.

Although it is the first time to participate in the World Championships, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning, who came to the World Championships, is regarded as a favorite to win the championship. This pair, which only started to partner in November 2022, rose rapidly in just a few years and ranked first in the world in October last year. During the Los Angeles Olympic cycle, they became an important force in defending the glory of national badminton women's doubles.

Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning passed the level all the way to advance to the finals. Except for the quarter-finals who were in a fierce battle against his teammates Jia Yifan/Zhang Shuxian in three games, he had a great advantage in other games. Coming to the finals, facing the No. 2 seed Malaysian group Chen Kangle/Tina, the "Saint" group encountered the biggest difficulties in this World Championships.

In the first game, the "Saint Altar" combination fully demonstrated the speed, strength and aggressiveness of the women's masculine playing style, and won the lead with 21-14. In the second game, after the Malaysian combination improved its defensive quality, the offensive efficiency of the "Sacred Altar" combination decreased, and due to the mentality, the number of mistakes began to increase. The opponent made high-quality defensive counterattacks many times and won a game 22-20. The battle between the spear and the shield is more obvious in the decisive game. The "Sacred Altar" combination started strongly and led 11-6. The number of shots in the second half of the game increased, and it evolved into a showdown of willpower between the two sides. At 18 to 16, the two sides experienced a 62-shooting battle, and the "Holy Altar" group only scored 19 points. After this round, all four people who consumed a lot of money stopped to rest. In the end, the Chinese combination persisted until the end and secured the victory 21-17. The moment he won the championship, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning fell to the ground and covered their faces and cried, and their mood could not be calm for a long time. They made history and became the first pair of "post-00s" single world champion combination of the national badminton team, and also achieved four consecutive World Championships for the national badminton women's doubles. The two said bluntly, "I really want to cry when I heard the national anthem."

A year ago, at the same venue, the "Holy Altar" group entered the finals and won the runner-up after participating in the Olympics for the first time; a year later, they entered the finals and changed the color of the medals. Compared with last year, the current "Haltar" combination is stronger. In the face of adversity and difficulties, they move forward bravely.

Women's Doubles are an advantageous event for the national badminton team, and they have won 8 championships in the past 10 World Championships. The most recent one was Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan. They are the four champions of the World Championships, and the "Fan Chen" combination is a role model for the "Sacred Altar" combination. "We also hope to adjust well on the court like the older sisters no matter what situation or difficulties they encounter." Now, they have done it!

In the subsequent men's singles final, Shi Yuqi reversed Thai star Kunlavut 2-1 and won the gold medal in the World Championships for the first time. This is also the national badminton men's singles gold medal again after 10 years.