Viktor Axelsen

KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen capped his season in emphatic fashion by retaining the World Tour Finals men's singles title today.

Viktor Axelsen equalled Lee Chong Wei's record of most titles at the World Tour Finals (WTF) as the Danish ace handed Anthony Ginting a 21-13, 21-14 defeat ...

A visibly nervous Viktor Axelsen was pushed to the brink Saturday but the world number one prevailed in a marathon semi-final against Japanese young gun ...

the game was quite tough," Ginting said as he praised his friend and opponent. It was a battle of nerves in the first game. Axelsen found seven match-point opportunities, eventually winning the tie-breaker 21-18. "For the second game, I played well with all my power and skills and the win in the first game boosted my confidence and helped me win easily," Yamaguchi told reporters. Axelsen was ahead by two at the interval but his opponent stepped up the pace to win 23-21 on a fourth game point. Bangkok (AFP) – A visibly nervous Viktor Axelsen was pushed to the brink Saturday but the world number one prevailed in a marathon semi-final against Japanese young gun Kodai Naraoka at the season-ending badminton World Tour Finals in Bangkok.

World no. 1 Yamaguchi beat Tai Tzu Ying 21-18, 22-20 in 46 minutes to win her maiden BWF World Tour Finals women's singles title.

Yamaguchi had a four-point advantage at the tail end of the first game and although Tai saved a couple of game points, the Japanese star was unstoppable. His confidence had been shakey following a surprise loss to India’s H.S. Ginting struggled in the second game too, and was down eight points at the interval.

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The 30-year-old from Kerala had lost 21-23 21-17 19-21 in a gruelling 84-minute contest. On Thursday, Prannoy had lost to China’s Lu Guang Zu in his second Group A match to bow out of the semi-final race. The tie was already inconsequential for Prannoy, seeded third in the tournament, as he had lost his earlier two Group A matches but the Indian pulled off a shock 14-21 21-17 21-18 win over the top seed Dane in 51 minutes to at least end his campaign on a high.

The World No.1 Danish however faces a tough challenge as he takes on Indonesia's Anthony Ginting, who is unbeaten in the tournament. Meanwhile, in the Wokmen's ...

The Indonesians managed to enter the interval with a 11-8 lead. The Indonesian pair started the contest with a 4-1 lead but the Chinse didn’t let the lead to swell as they started tehir fightback. However the Indonesian pair brought their experience to the fore as they clinched four crucial points to take the match into the decider. However the Chinese pair fought back and enjoyed a three-point lead going into the interval. She managed to level the scores 13-13 but the Japanese didn’t allow Tai to take the lead as she runs away with four successive points and lead 18-14. She maintained her lead after the break and clinched the first game 21-18. Soon the Japanese managed to take three successive points and entered the interval with a 11-9 lead. The one-sided contest continued afterwards and Axelsen sealed the second game 21-14 after a net-error from Ginting. Ginting, who was unbeaten in the tournament until this contest looked a pale shadow of himself and he didn’t even come close to giving a challenge to the World No.1. A disappointed Ginting said he was looking forward to a big 2023 and hoped to grow in confidence. Badminton World Tour Finals Highlights – World No.1 Viktor Axelsen ended the year by winning the BWF World Tour Championship title. He entered the interval with a five-point lead in the first game.