Chinese badminton stars Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning delivered a nail-biting performance to claim the women's doubles title at the Indonesia Open on Sunday, while teammate Wang Zhiyi secured silver in the women's singles. 🏅
The dynamic duo battled Malaysia's Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan in a three-set rollercoaster (23-25, 21-12, 21-19), with Tan later joking about her strategy: "I tried not to cause trouble for my partner!" 😅 Liu's rising confidence proved key as they rallied to victory.
Meanwhile, world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi faced off against Paris Olympic champ An Se-young of South Korea in a stamina-testing singles final. Despite a fierce fight (13-21, 21-19, 21-15), the Korean star ultimately prevailed.
This win cements China's dominance in international badminton ahead of major tournaments. Fans are already dubbing Liu/Tan the sport's new "power duo" 💥 – will they be the ones to watch at the next Olympics?
