The badminton world was rocked Friday as defending champion Viktor Axelsen and Chinese star Chen Yufei suffered stunning upsets at the All England Open! 🎯 Axelsen, the Danish world No.1 nicknamed 'The Viking,' fell to Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in a nail-biting 8-21, 21-18, 21-19 thriller – a defeat that felt straight out of a K-drama plot twist. 🍿
Meanwhile, Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Chen Yufei from the Chinese mainland saw her campaign end abruptly, though details of her match remain under wraps. Fans are already flooding social media with 🕵️♂️ theories about what went wrong for these titans.
The tournament's new 'anything can happen' vibe has turned this into must-watch sports drama. Will this week's underdogs become legends? Stay tuned! 📈🔥
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World No.1 Axelsen, China's Chen crash out of All England Badminton
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