Chen Long wins China Open Super Series Premier badminton title

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Patna : Olympic Champion and World Number 5 Badminton player Chen Long, China, won the China Open Super Series Premier title shocking World Number 1 Viktor Axelsen, Denmark, 21-16, 14-21, 21-13, in a pulsating final on November 19, 2017, at Fuzhou, China. Chen Long is now 10-2 head to head against Axelsen.

In the Women’s section, World Number 4 Akane Yamaguchi, Japan, won the ChinaOpen Super Series Premier title beating fast rising teenager Gao Fangjie, China, 21-13, 21-15, in the final on November 19. Gao Fangjie, 19, is ranked 89th in the world. She had beaten World Number 2 P V Sindhu, India, in the quaterfinals of the tournament in straight sets.