Badminton World Youth Championship" Lee Wei Ting/Chen Bingxuan defeated the Japanese team in straight two and won the first gold medal in the history of Taiwan's men's doubles team

Chailease Datong men’s doubles team Li Weiting/Chen Bingxuan. (File photo, provided by the Badminton Association)

[Reporter Wu Mengyuan/Comprehensive Report] Li Weiting/Chen Bingxuan defeated Japan's powerful rivals Ma Yu Ok/Masato Yamashiro 15:10, 15:9 in the men's doubles final of the World Youth Badminton Championships today, winning the first youth men's doubles gold medal in the history of the Taiwanese team.

Taiwan's men's doubles have reached the finals of the World Youth Championship three times in the past, including Huang Shizhong/Jian Youxun in 1996, Huang Bairui/Lin Jiayou in 2011, and Lai Baiyou/Cai Fucheng in 2023. However, they all missed the gold medal. Now Li Weiting/Chen Bingxuan have become the fourth team in team history to reach the World Youth Men's Doubles finals, and they also achieved their wish to win the first gold medal in team history.

Li Weiting/Chen Bingxuan, who were eliminated in the top 8 of last year's World Youth League, made a comeback this time holding the title of No. 1 in the BWF Youth World Ranking. The two skipped the first round and started directly from the top 64. They defeated the United States, South Korea, Turkey, Japan, Hong Kong and other players along the way. Today they competed in the gold medal match. Against Japan's Okuma Yu/Yamashiro Masato, they scored 3 points in a row to widen the point difference at 11:9 in the first game, and successfully won the point at 15:10. After changing sides, the two scored 5 consecutive points in a 6:6 draw to lay the foundation for victory. In the end, they won 6 consecutive victories without losing a game, and reached the top.