Women's Singles Brilliance: Carolina Marin Shines Bright

Indonesia Celebrates! Christie Claims Men's Singles Title & Compatriot Ginting Becomes Runner-Up

The Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2024, held in Birmingham, England, from March 12th to March 17th, 2024, treated fans to a thrilling display of world-class badminton. The tournament saw top players from around the globe compete fiercely across various categories, resulting in some memorable matches and outstanding performances.

Men's Singles

Champion:

Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)

Runner-up:

Ginting A.S.(Indonesia)

Key Matches:

Unseeded Christie upsets compatriot and higher-ranked Ginting (21-15, 21-14) in the final.
Top seed Axelsen falls to Ginting in a thrilling semi-final (21-8, 18-21, 19-21).
Christie faced tough opponents like Shi Yu Qi from China and India’s Lakshya Sen. Shi Yu Qi retired in the second game, adding to the challenge. However, Christie managed to win a close match against Sen with a score of 21-12, 10-21, 21-15 on his way to winning the championship.
Sen impresses with a quarter-final win over Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia) (20-22, 21-16, 21-19).

Women's Singles

Champion:

Carolina Marin (Spain)

Runner-up:

Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)

Key Matches:

Carolina Marin (No. 5) emerges victorious in a dramatic Women’s Singles final.
Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) pushes Marin to the limit in the first set (24-26) but is forced to retire due to injury in the second set (1-11).
Marin’s path to victory was impressive, defeating Tai Tzu Ying[3] in the semi-final (16-21, 21-16, 22-20) after knocking out No. 2 seed Chen Yu Fei (China) in the quarter-final (22-20, 21-16).
Top seed An Se Young crashes out in the semi-final against Yamaguchi in a tightly contested match (10-21, 21-19, 14-21).
PV Sindhu falls short against top seed An Se Young in the quarter-final (21-19, 21-11).

Men's Doubles

Champion:

Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia) [7]

Runner-up:

Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia) [5]

Key Matches:

Indonesian pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto clinched the championship, defeating Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik with a score of 21-16, 21-16.
Indian Pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded No. 1, faced an early exit in the pre-quarterfinals, losing to Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana of Indonesia.
Seed No. 2 pair Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang of China also suffered a pre-quarterfinal defeat against Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin of Chinese Taipei.

Women's Doubles

Champion:

Baek Ha Na & Lee Seung Hee (South Korea)

Runner-up:

Matsuyama Nami & Shida Chiharu (Japan)

Key Matches:

Baek Ha Na & Lee Seung Hee of South Korea emerged victorious, defeating Matsuyama Nami & Shida Chiharu of Japan with a score of 21-19, 11-21, 21-17.
Seed No.1 pair Chen Qing Chen & Jia Yi Fan of China suffered an early exit in the pre-quarterfinals, losing to the Malaysian pair of Tan Pearly & Thinaah Muralitharan by 20-22, 16-21.
Indian women’s pairs Jolly Tanisha & Pullella Gayatri Gopichand, as well as Panda R. & Panda S., were eliminated in the first round.
Another Indian pair, Crasto Tanisha & Ponnappa Ashwini, exited in the second round, losing to Zhang Shu Xian & Zheng Yu of China by 21-11, 11-21, 11-21.

Mixed Doubles

Champion:

Zheng Si Wei & Huang Ya Qiong (China) [Seed No. 1]

Runner-up:

Yuta Watanabe & Arisa Higashino (Japan)

Key Matches:

China’s Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong, seed No. 1, clinched the Mixed Doubles title by defeating Japan’s Yuta Watanabe & Arisa Higashino, seeded No. 2, in the final with a score of 21-16, 21-11.
In the semifinals, Zheng Si Wei & Huang Ya Qiong beat the Chinese pair of Feng Yan Zhe & Huang Dong Ping with a score of 21-14, 21-13.
The other semifinal saw Yuta Watanabe & Arisa Higashino of Japan defeat Robin Tabeling & Selena Piek of the Netherlands to advance to the final.

The Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2024 showcased thrilling matches and remarkable performances. In Men’s Singles, Jonatan Christie emerged victorious, while Carolina Marin claimed the Women’s Singles title. Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto won the Men’s Doubles, and Baek Ha Na & Lee Seung Hee secured the Women’s Doubles title. Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong clinched the Mixed Doubles title, highlighting the tournament’s excellence and competitive spirit.