China Wins 8 Mixed Doubles Titles in 10 Years
On October 13, 2024, in the World Junior Badminton Championships final, China’s mixed doubles pair Lin Xiangyi and Liu Yuanyuan claimed victory over Chinese Taipei’s Lai Bo-You and Sun Liang-Qing with scores of 21-18, 21-14 to win the mixed doubles title.
It’s worth mentioning that China has won 8 mixed doubles titles in the last 10 World Junior Championships. The champions were:
- 2013: Huang Kaixiang/Chen Qingchen
- 2014: Huang Kaixiang/Chen Qingchen
- 2015: Zheng Siwei/Chen Qingchen
- 2016: He Jiting/Du Yue
- 2019: Feng Yanzhe/Lin Fangling
- 2022: Zhu Yijun/Liu Shengshu
- 2023: Liao Pinyi/Zhang Jiaheng
- 2024: Lin Xiangyi/Liu Yuanyuan
Q: You and your partner Lin Xiangyi played quite freely in the final. How do you feel about it?
Liu Yuanyuan: I’m very excited and happy. This was our last World Junior Championship, as we are about to enter the adult competitions. Winning this title is a perfect way to wrap up our youth career.
Q: Do you feel that playing mixed doubles helped Lin save energy for the men’s doubles final?
Liu Yuanyuan: I tried my best to help him conserve energy, but boys do tend to exert more in mixed doubles. I hope he will keep up the momentum and achieve great results in the men’s doubles match later.