VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIRST SESSION OF DAY ONE OF THE WORLD BADMINTON FINALS SHOWS: HANGZHOU, CHINA (DECEMBER 17, 2025) (BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION – See restrictions before use) AN SE-YOUNG (SOUTH KOREA) V PUTRI KUSUMA WARDANI (INDONESIA) 21-16 8-21 21-8 1. WARDANI NETS THE SHUTTLE AND AN WINS A POINT 2. WARDANI GOES WIDE AND AN WINS FIRST GAME 21-16 3. WARDANI WINS SECOND GAME 21-8 WITH A SMASH 4. WARDANI NETS THE SHUTTLE AND AN WINS A POINT/ CROWD CHEERING 5. AN WINS MATCH WITH A SMASH 6. AN POSING AFTER THE WIN AKANE YAMAGUCHI (JAPAN) V TOMOKA MIYAZAKI (JAPAN) 21-14 21-17 7. MIYAZAKI GOES LONG AND YAMAGUCHI WINS A POINT 8. MIYAZAKI GOES LONG AGAIN AND YAMAGUCHI WINS FIRST GAME 21-14 9. MIYAZAKI GOES LONG AND YAMAGUCHI WINS A POINT 10. YAMAGUCHI WINS THE MATCH WITH A DROP SHOT 11. YAMAGUCHI AND MIYAZAKI SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER AND THE CHAIR UMPIRE WANG ZHIYI (CHINA) V HAN YUE (CHINA) 21-14 21-5 12. HAN WINS A POINT WITH A SMASH / WANG SLIPS ON THE FLOOR 13. WANG SITTING ON THE FLOOR 14. HAN NETS THE SHUTTLE AND WANG WINS FIRST GAME 21-14 15. WANG WINS A POINT WITH A SMASH/ CROWD CLAPPING 16. WANG WINS THE MATCH WITH A DROP SHOT 17. WANG AND HAN SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER 18. WANG GIVING THE SHUTTLE TO THE FANS 19. WANG ACKNOWLEDGING THE CROWD ' KUNLAVUT VITIDSARN (THAILAND) V JONATAN CHRISTIE (INDONESIA) 21-10 21-14 20. CHRISTIE GOES LONG AND VITIDSARN WINS A POINT 21. CHRISTIE GOES WIDE AND VITIDSARN WINS FIRST GAME 21-10 22. CHRISTIE GOES WIDE AGAIN AND VITIDSARN WINS MATCH 23. CHRISTIE AND VITIDSARN SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER 24. VITIDSARN INTERACTING WITH THE CROWD AND GIVING THEM HIS SHUTTLE. STORY: South Korea's top seed An Se-young defeated Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-16 8-21 21-8 in a gripping World Tour Finals contest on Wednesday (December 18) in Hangzhou. An, the reigning Olympic champion, dominated the first set but faltered in the second before regaining her momentum in the decider to clinch the victory. World number four Akane Yamaguchi eased to a 21-14 21-17 win over her Japanese compatriot Tomoka Miyazaki, meanwhile world number two Wang Zhiyi overpowered fellow Chinese and world number three Han Yue 21-14 21-5. Yue opened strongly but struggled significantly in the second set, paving the way for Wang's commanding victory. In men's singles, Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn registered a commanding 21-10 21-14 win over Indonesia's Jonatan Christie (Production: Suramya Kaushik)
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