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BadmintonGunawan Becomes Hong Kong's First BWF Super 750 Champion
At the 2026 BWF China Masters in Shenzhen, Gunawan defeated Lee Cheuk Yiu 21-9, 21-16 in an all-Hong Kong final, becoming the first player from Hong Kong to win a BWF Super 750 title.
BadmintonAn Se-young Takes Third Straight China Masters Title
An Se-young defeated Tomoka Miyazaki 21-17, 21-6 to claim the 2026 BWF China Masters, becoming the first player to win the title three years running and extending her streak to 33 straight matches.
BadmintonBaek and Lee Win Women's Doubles World Title
Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee defeated China's Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning 21-15, 21-15 to claim the women's doubles title at the 2026 BWF World Championships in New Delhi.
BadmintonGicquel and Delrue Win France's First Doubles World Title
Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue rallied past top seeds Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping to claim mixed doubles gold in New Delhi, securing France's first ever badminton doubles world title.
BadmintonLiang and Wang Take Men's Doubles World Title
China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang defeated Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik to claim the men's doubles title at the 2026 BWF World Championships in New Delhi.
BadmintonLanier Becomes First Frenchman to Win Singles World Title
At the 2026 BWF World Championships in New Delhi, Alex Lanier became the first Frenchman to win the men's singles world title, beating Kodai Naraoka 21-11, 21-11 after dropping only two games all week.
BadmintonAn Se-young Reclaims World Title Without Dropping a Game
An Se-young reclaimed the women's singles world crown at the 2026 BWF World Championships in New Delhi, defeating Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-14. She captured her second world title without dropping a single game all tournament.
BadmintonTanvi Sharma, 17, Wins Taipei Open as Youngest Champion in Its History
At 17, Tanvi Sharma became the youngest champion in Taipei Open history and the first Indian woman to lift the title since Saina Nehwal in 2008. Two clean games, 21-16, 21-16, and a teenager standing alone at center court against Nguyen Thuy Linh.
BadmintonChouhan Ousts Top Seed to Reach US Open Quarterfinal
On 26 June 2026 at the BWF US Open, world No. 80 Rounak Chouhan (18) beat top seed and former world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen 21-17, 26-24 (49 min), saving four game points in the second game, to reach the quarterfinal. In round 1 (25 June) he had beaten former junior world silver medallist S. Sankar Muthusamy.
BadmintonYang Claims First BWF World Tour Title at US Open
On 28-29 June 2026 won the BWF US Open (Super 300, Fullerton), his first-ever BWF World Tour title, beating former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth 21-15, 16-21, 21-9 after eliminating Rounak Chouhan in the semis.
BadmintonLai Becomes First Canadian to Win a BWF Super 1000
Won Indonesia Open (Super 1000), beat Jonatan Christie 21-19 21-8 — first Canadian to win a BWF Super 1000
BadmintonDong Tianyao Beats Olympic Medallist Ginting as Qualifier
As a qualifier, beat Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21-15, 21-15 in 55 minutes in Round 1 of the Australian Open Super 500 — their first ever meeting