Badminton Asia Championships 2026 in Ningbo: Shi Yuqi and An Se-young win their first continental title
On 12 April 2026 Shi Yuqi beat India's Ayush Shetty 21-8, 21-10 and An Se-young beat Wang Zhiyi in three games; two other finals were decided without a full match.
Men's singles
Shi Yuqi of China beat India's Ayush Shetty 21-8, 21-10 in the men's singles final in Ningbo, China, on Sunday 12 April 2026, according to CGTN and Badminton Asia. Badminton Asia says it was his first title at the event and the first Chinese men's singles title there since Chen Long in 2017.
Shetty's run
Badminton Asia reports that Shetty, a surprise finalist, beat Li Shifeng in round one, fourth seed Jonatan Christie in the quarter-final and world No. 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in three games in the semi-final, and that he was the first Indian man in 61 years to reach the final, since Dinesh Khanna won in 1965.
Women's singles
An Se-young beat China's Wang Zhiyi 21-18 in the deciding game after a match of about 100 minutes, CGTN reports (the first two games were split; the scores are not given). CGTN says it was her first Asian title and avenged her All England final loss to Wang. Both Shi and An had won world titles and all four Super 1000 events but not this continental title, CGTN adds.
Other finals
According to CGTN only: Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae beat fellow Koreans Kang Min-hyuk and Ki Dong-ju 21-13, 21-17 in men's doubles; Li Yijing and Luo Xumin won women's doubles by default after Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning withdrew injured seven minutes in; and Korea's Kim Jae-hyeon and Jang Ha-jeong were awarded mixed doubles by walkover because Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran could not play.
Why it matters
It shows how a continental title can be the last piece missing for players who already own world titles.