I'm the queen: South Korea's An Se-young celebrates after winning against China's Wang Zhiyi in the All-England. - AFP
BIRMINGHAM: China's Shi Yuqi beat Taiwan's Lee Chia-hao in the men's singles final to win the All England title on Sunday, while South Korea's An Se-young produced a marathon comeback to triumph in the women's singles showpiece.
Top seed Yuqi won in 51 minutes, keeping Chia-hao at bay for most of the match and claiming the title by 21-17 21-19.
The 2018 winner and world number one was composed throughout the match, despite Lee's late comeback attempt in the final game, and raised his hand in triumph before a cheering crowd.
"Thank you, I love you guys," Yuqi said in English to the fans at Arena Birmingham who were waving Chinese flags.
Top seed Se-young prevailed 13-21 21-18 21-18 against China’s second-seeded Wang Zhiyi, who had dominated the first game.
Olympic champion Se-young secured her second All-England title in a match that took 95 minutes after both players had pushed themselves to the limit.
They were given a standing ovation at the end, with Se-young struggling to walk through exhaustion. - Reuters
RESULTS
ALL FINALS
Men's singles: Shi Yuqi (Chn) bt Lee Chia-hao (Tpe) 21-17, 21-19.
Men's doubles: Kim Won-ho-Seo Seung-jae bt Leo Rolly-Bagas Maulana (Ina) 21-19, 21-19.
Women's singles: An Se-young (Kor) bt Wang Zhiyi (Chn) 13-21, 21-18, 21-18.
Women's doubles: Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida (Jpn) bt Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto (Jpn) 21-16, 14-21, 21-17.
Mixed doubles: Guo Xinwai-Chen Fanghui (Chn) bt Feng Yanzhe-Wei Yaxin (Chn) 21-16, 10-21, 23-21.
