The 2026 Li-Ning China Badminton Masters concluded with Hong Kong Wu Yinglun winning the men’s singles championship and Chinese combination Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping winning the mixed doubles championship.

China News Service, Shenzhen, September 6 (Reporter Zhang Lu Suo Youwei) The 2026 Li Ning China Badminton Masters ended in Shenzhen on the 6th. Hong Kong player Ng Ying-lun defeated teammate Lee Cheuk-yiu 2-0 to win the men's singles title. The Chinese mixed doubles pair Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping defeated the Malaysian mixed doubles pair Xu Bangrong/Lai Peijun to win the championship.

In the men's singles field, Hong Kong player Ng Ying-lun continued his "dark horse" momentum and defeated his teammate Lee Cheuk-yiu 2:0 to win the championship. In the first game, Wu Yinglun attacked fiercely and took the lead with 21:9. In the second game, Wu Yinglun started with an 8:1 lead. Li Zhuoyao then stepped up his attack and chased the score to 11:12. At the critical moment, Wu Yinglun regained control of the rhythm of the game through a combination of hitting and hanging, and finally secured the victory at 21:16.

"I feel that I am the biggest 'dark horse' in this Masters. I participated as a substitute and then went all the way to the finals and won the championship." Wu Yinglun said after the game. "This Masters will definitely bring a lot of changes to me, but in the future I still hope that I will not be anxious in my mentality and be patient."

On September 6, the 2026 Li-Ning China Badminton Masters held in Shenzhen entered the final stage. In the mixed doubles final, Chinese players Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping (top) defeated Malaysian players Xu Bangrong/Lai Peijun 2:0 and won the championship. Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Jimin

In the mixed doubles arena, the Chinese combination Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping had a fierce duel with the Malaysian combination Xu Bangrong/Lai Peijun. In the first game, the two teams worked hard on both offense and defense, and the score was tight. In the final period, Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping seized key opportunities to score consecutively and won the first game at 21:19. In the second game, Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping accelerated their offensive pace and took the initiative all the way, sealing the victory with 21:16, and finally won the championship with a big score of 2:0.

"There were many games this week and the intensity was high, and we encountered many difficulties." Huang Dongping said after the game. "The experience of this game is still very helpful for the Asian Games. When we encounter similar situations at the Asian Games, we will have more confidence to face it."

The Indian men's doubles pair Rankireddy/Shetty defeated the Chinese pair He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu 2:1 to win the championship. Japanese women's doubles pair Nakade Sumire/Takahashi Miyu defeated Chinese women's doubles pair Bao Lijing/Cao Zihan 2:0 to win the championship. South Korean star An Se-young defeated Japanese player Tomoka Miyazaki 2:0 to win the women's singles championship. (over)