From August 21 to 27, 2023, the World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Let's take a look back at these world championships, where we meet up with some of the players who came through the Orléans Masters Badminton!
Quarter-finals: Men’s singles: The famous Dane, world n°1, Viktor AXELSEN lost after 1h08 in 1 set to 2 to the Indian PANNOY H.S. (21-13/15-21/16-21).
The young Thai, Kunlavut VITIDSARN, bronze medalist at the Orléans Masters Badminton 2021, is on his way to the semi-finals, winning his duel with Taiwanese WANG Tzu Wei (18-21/21-15/21-13).
The Japanese silver medalist at the Malaysian Open 2023 wins his ticket to the semi-finals in 2 sets against the Chinese SHI Yu Qi (21-10/21-19).
Denmark's Anders ANTONSEN made short work of his Japanese opponent, Kenta NISHIMOTO (21-10/21-7).
Women’s singles : Korea's AN Se Young, winner of the last four tournaments on the international circuit, won her place in the semi-finals against Japan's Nozomo OKUHARA (16-21/21-10/21-11).
China's CHEN Yu Fei won her duel against her colleague WANG Zhi Yi in 2 sets (21-17/21-12).
The Spanish winner of the 2023 Orléans Masters Badminton presented by Victor, Carolina MARIN, dominated and won her match against Taiwanese TAI Tzu Ying (21-16/21
14). Current world No.2 Akane YAMAGUCHI reached the semi-finals against Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska TUNJUNG in 2-set wins (21-16/21-18).
Men’s doubles : Korean duo KANG Min Hyuk and SEO Seung Jae advance to the semi-finals 2 sets to 0 against Indonesian pair Mohammad AHSAN / Hendra SETIAWAN (21-19/21-17).
The Malaysian pair Aaron CHIA / SOH Wooi Yik, titleholders at the 2022 World Championships, beat China's LIU Yu Chen and OU Xuan Yi 2-1 (21-10/15-21/21-14).
China's LIANG Wei Keng and WANG Chang booked their place in the semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Indonesia's FRIKI / MAULANA (21-18/15-21/21-14).
The Danish pair ASTRUP / RASMUSSEN beat the Indian pair RANKIREDDY / SHETTY in 2 winning sets (21-18/21-19).
Women’s Doubles : The Chinese pair Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan advanced to the semi-finals in 2 sets to 1 over Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida (21-15/16-21/21-16).
Indonesian Masters winners Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu beat Malaysian pair Pearly Tan and Thinnaah Muralitharan 2-1 (17-21/21-17/21-19).
It was the end of the road for the winning Thai pair at the Orléans Masters Badminton 2021, as Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai lost 0 sets to 2 to Korea's Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong (19-21/19-21).
After 104 points played and 1h17 of play, the Indonesian pair Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silvia Ramadhanti won 2 sets to 1 against the Japanese Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota (21-18/13-21/21-10).
Mixed Doubles : The end of the road for the Korean pair Kim Won Ho / Jeong Na Eun against China's current world n°1 mixed doubles Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong (10-21/6-21).
Unfortunately, the famous Danish pair, winners of the Orléans Masters Badminton 2021, Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje, lost 0 sets to 2 to the Chinese Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin (16-21/18-21).
The Korean pair of Seo Seung Jae and Chae Yu Jung reached the semi-finals in a 2-set win over Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai (21-12/21-16).
The Malaysian pair Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei, winners of the 2023 edition of the Orléans Masters Badminton presented by Victor, lost 0 sets to 2 to the Japanese Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, after eliminating the French pair Gicquel / Delrue (11-21/11-21).
Semi-finals : Men’s singles : The young Thai, a regular at the Orléans tournament, reached the finals of these world championships in 2 sets to 1 against the Indian PRANNOY H.S. (18-21/21-13/21-14).
The world's top5 final will pit Japan's Kodai NARAOKA against Kunlavut VITIDSARN, following his 2-0 win over Denmark's Anders ANTONSEN (25-23/21-12).
Women’s singles : World No.1 AN Se Young reached the final 2 sets to 0 against China's CHAN Yu Fei (21-19/21-15).
A new Iberian victory for Carolina MARIN in 2 sets against the current world n°2, Akane YAMAGUCHI (23-21/21-13).
Men’s Doubles : The Korean pair of KANG Min Hyiuk and SEO Seung Jae won 2 sets to 0 against the Malaysian titleholders (23-21/21-13).
After 1h04 of play, Denmark's ASTRUP / RASMUSSEN reached the final 2 sets to 1 against the Chinese pair LIANG/WANG (17-21/21-18/21-19).
Women’s Doubles : The current world No.1 pair Chen Qing Chen / Jia Yi Fan advance to the final in 2 sets against their compatriots Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu (21-14/21-16).
A women's double final pitting China against Indonesia, the Chinese pair will meet the Indonesians Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silvia Ramadhanti following their victory over the current world No. 3 Koreans (21-9/22-20).
Mixed Doubles: The current world n°1 Chinese pair won in 2 sets against their compatriots Jiabg Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin (21-18/2-16).
The Korean pair Seo Seung Jae and Chae Yu Jung won their ticket to the final 2 sets to 0 against the Japanese Watanabe / Higashino (21-15/21-13).
Finals : Men’s singles : The young Thai, a regular at the Orléans Masters Badminton, won 2 sets to 1 against Japan's Kodai Naraoka (19-21/21-18/21-7). Kunlavut Vitidsarn was crowned World Champion 2023 on Sunday August 27!
Women’s singles : The winner of the 2023 edition of the OMB had to be content with the second step of the podium, as Carolina Marin lost 0 sets to 2 to Korean An Se Young, who went on to claim the title of World Champion (12-21/10-21)!
Men’s Doubles : After a hard-fought battle between the Koreans and the Danish pair Astrup / Rasmussen, Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae were crowned World Men's Doubles Champions in 2 sets to 1 (14-21/21-15/21-17).
Women’s Doubles : The Chinese pair Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan win the World Championship title in 2 sets against the Indonesians (21-16/21-12).
Mixed Doubles : The Korean pair Seo Seung JAe and chae Yu Jung won 2 sets to 1 against the Chinese (21-17/10-21/21-18), making the Koreans the new 2023 world champions in this mixed doubles draw!
We'll be back very soon to relive and follow the players who came to Orléans Masters Badminton during the next two September tournaments from the Asian continent!
