Junhui and Yuchen save China the blushes in their home world meet


WORLD No. 5 Li Junhui-Liu Yuchen rose to the occasion to save China the blushes at the World Championships in Nanjing by powering their way to the men’s doubles title.

Junhui-Yuchen defeated Takeshi Kamura-Keigo Sonoda of Japan 21-12, 21-19 in the last match of the day to ensure the home side ended the prestigious meet with two titles.

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