BWF World Tour Finals: Ratchanok keeps hopes alive as Se Young, Akane reach semis

December 19, 2025 2:08 PM

BWF World Tour Finals: Ratchanok keeps hopes alive as Se Young, Akane reach semis

Former world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand kept her hopes of advancing from women’s singles Group B alive with a comfortable victory over China’s third seed Han Yue in the preliminary league stage of the BWF World Tour Finals on Friday. Playing on Court 1 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Ratchanok registered a 21-17, 21-10 win in a 38-minute encounter. Meanwhile, in Group A, Korea’s top seed An Se Young and Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi finished at the top of the sta...

Satwik-Chirag rally past Liang-Wang in opening match of World Tour Finals

December 18, 2025 9:46 AM

Satwik-Chirag rally past Liang-Wang in opening match of World Tour Finals

India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty opened their BWF World Tour Finals 2025 campaign with a decisive victory on Wednesday, rallying past China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in a three-game contest at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium. The world number three Indians recovered from a first-game setback to win 12-21, 22-20, 21-14 in a high-intensity match lasting just over an hour, giving them an early boost in Group B. The group also include...