Viktor Axelsen

Viktor Axelsen remains the man to dethrone in 2023 as the Danish ace dominated Kodai Naraoka to secure a 21-6, 21-15 victory in 40 minutes to defend his ...

Yamaguchi was taken to a decider by An Se Young, while Axelsen got the better of Kodai Naraoka in straight games.

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Danish ace Viktor Axelsen stormed to victory in the final of badminton's Malaysia Open on Sunday, successfully defending his title by outgunning Japan's ...

But he used his height well, and his smashes were too powerful for me," said the world number seven. "I just tried to play consistently at a high pace, and not give him many chances. "You cannot predict who will do well.

Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen on Sunday retained his Malaysia Open Super 1000 men's singles title while the reigning world champion Japan's Akane ...

The Dane defended his title by beating Naraoka Kodai of Japan in straight sets, 21-6, 21-15 in the final here at Axiata Arena. The new world number one in men’s doubles, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia beat the Chinese combination of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang 21-18, 18-21, 21-13 in the final. In the mixed doubles, world number one and Olympic silver medallist pair Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong got better of Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino of Japan 21-19, 21-11 in 44 minutes.

DENMARK's singles star Viktor Axelsen served a strong reminder to his rivals that he is set to be untouchable again this season after smashing his way to ...

1 Akane Yamaguchi overcame South Korea’s world No. 7, who had reached his first World Tour Super 1000 tournament. The world No. “In fact, he had played for nearly double the time that I had played in this tournament as all his matches went to three games. The 29-year-old went on to praise the world No. “I could see that Kodai was a bit tired as he had played a very long match in the semi-finals.

KUALA LUMPUR: World No 1 Viktor Axelsen retained his Malaysia Open crown today with a comfortable win over Japan's Kodai Naraoka.

Denmark's Tokyo 2020 champion Axelsen beat Naraoka Kodai to claim the men's singles title, while Yamaguchi overcame An Se Young for the women's crown, ...

21-18, 18-21, 21-13 was the score. For the full final results including men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles, [Yamaguchi Akane](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/akane-yamaguchi) beat [An Se-Young](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/seyoung-an) of Korea for the women's crown in the opening World Tour event of 2023.