Shanghai,
Olympics champion Chen Long delighted the home crowd as he defeated world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark to win the China Open for a fourth time here today. The sixth-seeded Chinese emerged from a see-saw battle 21-16 14-21 21-13 in Fuzhou, getting the better of the world champion and top seed in 72 engrossing minutes.

Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi beat Chinese qualifier Gao Fangjie 21-13 21-15 to win her first Superseries title of the year. The fifth seed had been favourite against the 19-year-old Gao, who miraculously reached the final having never previously won a Superseries main-draw match.