Akane Yamaguchi beat former world No. 1 Chen Yufei of China 21-9, 21-13 on Sunday to win the women's singles badminton world championship final.
The Japanese fifth seed rarely looked troubled on court in Paris and needed just 37 minutes to add a third world title to her gold medals from 2021 and 2022.
"I felt the chance to win was very slim (before the tournament). Coming into it as the underdog, winning despite not having results this year, I think that gives it a different kind of value," Yamaguchi said of her 2025 win.
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