On the evening of June 2, Beijing time, the 2024 Singapore Open Badminton Championships came to an end. The Chinese team won four championships and two runner-ups, becoming the biggest winner of the tournament. The men's singles won the championship and runner-up, the mixed doubles, men's doubles and women's doubles all won the championship, and the women's singles won the runner-up.
The Singapore Open is a Super 750 event of the BWF World Tour. The Chinese badminton team, which sent all its main players to compete, performed well, reaching the finals in all five events. The men's singles team even won the championship and runner-up in advance. The men's doubles He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu continued their excellent form in the Thomas Cup, defeating strong opponents and advancing to the finals.
In the mixed doubles final that took place first that day, top seeds Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong were in great form, defeating Chinese Taipei pair Yang Boxuan/Hu Lingfang in two straight sets in just 30 minutes, winning their third championship of the season. After the match, they said that they cherished the opportunity to compete with different opponents before the Paris Olympics, and that this tournament also fully tested their training results in the past six weeks, and they were very satisfied with winning the championship.
In the subsequent women's doubles final, top seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan faced their old rivals, the Japanese pair Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu. The "Fanchen combination" was full of momentum at the start, and kept suppressing their opponents with high-handed attacks. Although the Japanese pair made different adjustments during the game, the effect was not good. Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan finally defeated their opponents with a big score of 2:0 and successfully defended their title. After the game, the two said that they each suffered some injuries in this tournament, and they were very calm on the court, "Take one step at a time, and the result (winning the championship) is better than expected."
The men's singles final was a Chinese "derby", with Shi Yuqi facing Li Shifeng. Both players showed high level in the game and played very fiercely. Li Shifeng won the first game 21:17, and Shi Yuqi immediately fought back with 21:19. In the final game, Li Shifeng led 12:6 at one point, but Shi Yuqi tenaciously chased the score to 15-all, and then Li Shifeng led 19:16. Shi Yuqi then scored 5 points in a row and won the championship with 21:19. This is also Shi Yuqi's third championship this season.
In the men's doubles final, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu faced the Indonesian pair Alfian/Ardianto. "Any combination" had a bad start, but after adjustments, they overtook and won the first game 21:19. In the second game, "Any combination" was basically in the lead and widened the gap. They won the game 21:14 and won their first Super 750 championship. After the game, they said that they were very happy to win the first Super 750 championship. The tactics formulated before the game were executed very well. "This is a recognition of our recent efforts."
The women's singles final was a peak showdown. The world's second-ranked Chen Yufei faced the world's number one Korean player An Se-young. The two sides fought for three games, which took 77 minutes. In the end, Chen Yufei lost with a big score of 1:2 (19:21, 21:16, 12:21) and won the runner-up.
