China's Shi Yuqi beat Taiwan's Lee Chia-hao in the men's singles final to win the All England Open Badminton Championships title on Sunday, while South Korea's An Se-young produced a marathon comeback to triumph in the women's singles showpiece.
Top-seeded Shi won in 51 minutes, keeping Lee at bay for most of the match and claiming the title with a 21-17, 21-19 victory.
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.
The 2018 winner and world number one showed composure throughout the match, despite Lee's late comeback attempt in the final game, and raised his hand in triumph before a cheering audience.
Afterwards, Shi thanked the supporters, saying in English, "Thank you, I love you guys," to the fans at Arena Birmingham who were waving Chinese flags.
Top seed An prevailed 13-21, 21-18, 21-18 against China’s second-seeded Wang Zhiyi, who dominated the first game.
Olympic champion An secured her second All England Open 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 An struggling to walk through exhaustion.
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