In another enthralling contest among the best youth talent from across the globe, YONEX hosted the Legacy Match at the All England Open Badminton Championships. U13 teams from England, Japan and China featured on the hallowed YONEX All England centre court on Finals day. The event was led by former All England Champion and badminton icon, Peter Gade, who offered invaluable feedback and words of wisdom to the young players. Representing England were Nikhil Pulikkottil (captain), Arjun Bhattiprolu, Eden Gough, Aayush Reddy, Etienne Fan, Vedanshi Jain (captain), Mutiara Mandala, Mudra Mayekar, D ..read more

Tai Tzu Ying, one of YONEX All England Open’s all-time greats departed the stage for the final time at the 2024 Championships.  As she made her way to the semi-finals, the excitement at getting to play the three-time champion ramped up from opponents. It took eventual winner Carolina Marin at close to her best to defeat the Chinese Taipei shuttler who will end her storied career after the Paris Olympics this summer. “I really liked to play here at All England because I had huge support from the audience with very loud cheering no matter who am I playing against,” Tai said. “I h ..read more

Not since 1994 have Indonesia been the top nation at the YONEX All England Open but 2024 changed that.  Jonatan Christie and doubles pairing Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto claimed two of the top prizes. It had also been 30 years since two Indonesians competed in the men’s singles finals, with Christie beating close friend Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the showpiece. “We are so happy and excited that the Indonesia team got two titles at the most prestigious tournament in the world,” Alfian said. “We hope the achievement will carry on. “We thank everyone who has supported u ..read more

Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto retained their men’s doubles title with a 21-16 21-16 victory over Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. The defending champions became the second Indonesian champions of the day after Jonatan Christie won the men’s singles. Their victory brought to a close the 2024 YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships which has seen record crowds descend on the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. At its widest, Alfian and Ardianto had an eight-point advantage, but Chia and Soh showed their resolve to close the gap to five.  The Malaysian pair, who were looking to becom ..read more

Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong defended their mixed doubles title with a 21-16 21-11 win over Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino.  After a close opening exchange, the Chinese duo powered to the first game and never looked back wrapping up the win in 38 minutes. The pair have secured their third mixed doubles title to go level with Watanabe and Higashino and retained the trophy for the first time. In the only final to see the first seeds take on the second, the showpiece went true to form. Huang and Zheng had beaten their opponents 14 times across 19 previous meetings including ..read more

Jonatan Christie beat out compatriot Anthony Sinisuka Ginting to win his first YONEX All England Open men’s singles with a 21-15 21-14 victory.  Both Indonesian men were playing in their first showpiece in Birmingham, with Christie taking his maiden Super 1000 win at the first time asking. Christie, who entered the final ranked four places below his opponent, withstood fightbacks in both games to confirm Indonesia’s first singles title since Hariyanto Arbi in 1994. A tentative start burst into a strong lead for Christie in the first game as he built an eight-point advantage. But ..read more

Carolina Marin claimed the women’s singles title as Akane Yamaguchi was forced to retire at the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2024.  With the game at 26-24 10-1 in Marin’s favour, the Japanese shuttler was unable to continue with an injured hip. For Marin, the title marks a return to the top tier in Birmingham for the first time since 2015. The lead changed hands seven times in the first game, with no player ever more than three points ahead. Yamaguchi saw five game-point opportunities pass her by as Marin battled until the death. The Spaniard needed a medica ..read more

Jonatan Christie will play Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in an all-Indonesian men’s singles final at the YONEX All England Badminton Championships 2024. For the first time since 1994, Indonesia will have a singles champion and it is also 30 years since both men’s singles finalists came from the Equatorial Emerald. The two are not just compatriots but good friends and former roommates and Christie knows it will be a match charged with equal amounts of emotion and expectation. “I remember when we came to the national team,” Christie, who will play Ginting in Sunday’s third match said.   ..read more

Akane Yamaguchi battled to a stirring 21-10 19-21 21-14 semi-final victory over defending women’s singles champion An Se Young. The Korean showed signs of injury while Yamaguchi dealt with fatigue as the match stretched to 82 minutes. An fought valiantly as the pair produced sensational rally after sensational rally but Yamaguchi ultimately came out on top to reach her third final. Yamaguchi will meet Carolina Marin as the Spaniard advanced to her first All England final since she won the title in 2015. Marin beat three-time champion Tai Tzu Ying 21-13 21-12 in what was the Chinese ..read more

Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong have brought a new meaning to girl power in their run to the semi-finals of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2024.  The defending women’s doubles champions turned up the heat in their quarter-final win over Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu.  The third seeds came from behind to triumph 15-21 21-18 21-18 and by the deciding game, they were vociferously cheering every point they won.  “We weren’t conscious of how we were expressing our happiness,” Kim said.  “Maybe it came across as a bit of an exaggeration to fans. “We wanted to c ..read more