Chen Long won badminton's BWF (Badminton World Federation) Superseries Finals on Sunday by downing Chinese compatriot Du Pengyu, while China also took the women's singles and women's doubles crowns.

Chen, the No.2 seed, bested Du 21-12, 21-13 to take home the championship in the event at Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in the southern city.

In the women's singles, Chinese Olympic champion Li Xuerui, the top seed, beat countrywoman and No.3 seed Wang Shixian 21-9, 15-4 after Wang retired from the match.

China also took the top spot in the women's doubles, where fourth seeds Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang defeated Denmark's Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21-16, 21-14.

In mixed doubles, Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Pedersen knocked off No.4 seeds Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei 17-21, 21-12, 21-14.

In the men's doubles, Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark beat second seeds Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa of Japan 21-17, 21-19 to defend their championship.

 

AFP - Global Times