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04/09/2026
And another three-game clash at the China Masters. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty 🇮🇳, 4th seeds, had to really fight to beat Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 🇩🇰 21-13, 16-21, 21-18. The Danes hit back after dropping the opener, forcing a decider before the Indian pair closed it out. Tough one for Astrup/Rasmussen after a real fight. 🔥
📷: BWF/Badmintonphoto - Goh Ean Jie & Liang Jing
Long matches are becoming Antonsen's trademark... and he's praying tomorrow's shorter. 😅
04/09/2026
EPIC! Anders Antonsen 🇩🇰 fights through a 101-minute rollercoaster to defeat Kunlavut Vitidsarn 🇹🇭 18-21, 21-17, 21-18 and book his semifinal spot at the China Masters. This is what it takes. 🔥
04/09/2026
Two 20-year-olds, two young talents, one big stage. Tomoka Miyazaki 🇯🇵 took the win against Kaloyana Nalbantova 🇧🇬 21-12 21-11 in their second meeting this year at the China Masters quarterfinals.
Miyazaki was very strong today, but this run says way more than the scoreline as Nalbantova has reached the quarterfinals at her first-ever Super 750. 🙌 This is what the future of badminton looks like. 👀💫
📷: BWF/Badmintonphoto - Liang Jing
World Champs didn't go his way. China Masters sure is! Christo Popov 🇫🇷 explains the mindset shift. 💪
The Frenchman reaches the semifinals at the Super 750 tournament, defeating Kodai Naraoka 🇯🇵 21-10 21-14 in today's quarterfinals.
Take a trip back to 1999: Camilla Martin 🇩🇰 winning gold at the World Championships, and the emotions still hit the same all these years later. 🥹
03/09/2026
Round of 16 done, quarterfinals set. Here's how it went down in Changzhou. 🙌
Besides Kaloyana Nalbantova's 🇧🇬 stunning win, there were more highlights! Christo Popov 🇫🇷 fought through a three-game clash against Julien Carraggi 🇧🇪 (21-14, 10-21, 21-6), while Anders Antonsen 🇩🇰 delivered a strong win against Kenta Nishimoto 🇯🇵 (21-11 21-9). In men's doubles, Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 🇩🇰 made it back-to-back all-European wins, seeing off seventh seeds Ben Lane/Sean Vendy 🏴.
Not everyone made it through, but that's the Round of 16 for you. 👀 Swipe for the best shots of the day ➡️
📷: BWF/Badmintonphoto - Liang Jing & Goh Ean Jie
03/09/2026
Kaloyana Nalbantova 🇧🇬 defeats world number six Ratchanok Intanon, 22-20 21-17, to book her spot in the quarterfinals at the LI-NING China Masters 2026.
Her first-ever Super 750 and she's through to the quarterfinals! Nalbantova's best result on the world tour so far. 🙌
📷: BWF/Badmintonphoto - Liang Jing & Goh Ean Jie
02/09/2026
And that concludes the first round of the LI-NING China Masters 2026! 🙌 Here are some highlights from today. 🤩
📷: BWF/Badmintonphoto - Liang Jing
02/09/2026
🚨 What a comeback!
Marvin Seidel/Thuc Phuong Nguyen produce a stunning performance to knock out the second seeds Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Bøje in the opening round of the LI-NING China Masters🇨🇳🤯
After losing the first game, the German pair turned it around to win 15-21 21-13 21-13! 💪🇩🇪
📸:BWF/Badmintonphoto - Goh Ean Jie