On October 2nd, the Chinese team secured a convincing victory over South Korea, winning 110 to 69 at the 2024 Yonex World Junior Badminton Championships held at the Nanchang International Sports Center in Jiangxi. This win guaranteed their place in the quarter-finals as the top team in Group A.
The tournament features both team and individual events, with China competing in Group A alongside South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong, and Ghana. In the first two days of team matches, China advanced without contest after Ghana withdrew and then went on to defeat both Hong Kong and Australia.
As China faced South Korea on the third day, Lin Xiangyi took to the court, competing in both men’s doubles and mixed doubles. He teamed up with Hu Keyuan for the opening men’s doubles match, where they dominated the South Korean pair of Lee Hyung-woo and Park Kyeon-ho, winning easily with a score of 11-2. Xu Wenjing followed this up in the women’s singles, helping China build a solid 22-10 lead by the end of the second match. The mixed doubles round presented more of a challenge, with Lin Xiangyi and Liu Yuanyuan feeling pressure from Lee Hyung-woo and Kim So-hee, but they managed to finish with a slim lead of 33-20.
In the fourth and fifth matches, China further widened their lead, concluding the first five rounds with a score of 55-29. The following five matches continued in the same fashion, ultimately leading China to a decisive final score of 110 to 69 against South Korea.
In a post-match interview, Xu Wenjing commented, “This format has been a great test for us. No matter the system, our team is a strong support system. It allows us athletes to push forward confidently, without any burdens.”
The championships feature a total of 457 athletes from 40 countries and regions, organized into eight groups, A through H. Each team match follows a new relay format, consisting of 10 matches across men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles, with cumulative scores determining the winning team.
