https://www.scmp.com/rss/523335/feed The latest news and top stories on Victor Lai, a Canadian professional badminton player. He beat Lu Guangzu at the 2025 BWF World Championships in an upset victory. Born in 2004, Lai aims to represent Canada at the Olympics. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse World No 1 Shi Yuqi survived two match points on Saturday to book a world championship final meeting with Thai titleholder Kunlavut Vitidsarn, as top seed An Se-young was upset on the women’s side of the draw. Chinese star Shi battled back from 18-20 down in the second game to beat Canadian youngster Victor Lai 13-21, 22-20, 21-16 and keep his bid for a first world title alive. “I felt an emotional release when this one ended,” a breathless Shi said after 80 gruelling minutes on court. “Lai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3323801/badminton-world-championships-shi-produces-brilliant-fightback-reach-final-chen-stuns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3323801/badminton-world-championships-shi-produces-brilliant-fightback-reach-final-chen-stuns?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:08:17 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport China’s world No 1 mixed-doubles pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping were dumped out of the Badminton World Championships in the second round in Paris on Wednesday, becoming the highest-seeded casualties of the tournament so far. After receiving a first-round bye, the Chinese duo - nicknamed “Phoenix” - opened their campaign against Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje, once ranked as high as eighth in the world. But there was no rising to be done in the French capital, with Feng... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3323442/badminton-world-championships-china-stars-feng/huang-knocked-out-stunning-upset?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3323442/badminton-world-championships-china-stars-feng/huang-knocked-out-stunning-upset?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:15 +0000