Hangzhou, December 21 (IANS). South Korea’s An Se-young defeated China’s Wang Ziyi 21-13, 18-21, 21-10 in the BWF World Tournament final. Ann Se-Young won her 11th title of the season by defeating the defending champion. With this, Ann Se-Young equaled Japanese men’s singles legend Kento Momota in terms of winning the most titles in a season. After winning the thrilling 96-minute match, Ann said: “I’m really happy and proud of myself.” At the same time, after losing the title match, Wang Ziyi admitted that his energy had decreased in this match, causing mistakes to be made. On the other hand, there was an upset in the men’s singles final. France’s Christo Popov defeated China’s new world champion Shi Yuqi 21-19, 21-9. For the first time since the tournament began in 2018, a French player won this title. The 23-year-old Popov performed brilliantly in the season-ending tournament. Popov topped his group and advanced to the semi-finals, where he defeated Kodai Naraoka of Japan. In men’s doubles, South Korea’s defending champions Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae defeated Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-18, 21-14. Meanwhile, in the women’s doubles final, South Korea’s Baek Hana and Lee So-hee won the title for the second consecutive time by defeating Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto 21-17, 21-11. In mixed doubles, Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dongping won an all-Chinese final against Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin. The two Feng and Huang dominated the final. After winning the first game 21-12, the pair won the second game 21-17. This is the fourth consecutive year that China has won the mixed doubles event in the season-ending tournament. Earlier, the Olympic champions Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong won this title three times. –IANS RSG Share this story Tags