Seventh-seeded Shi Yuqi beat six-time champion Lin Dan 21-19, 16-21, 21-9 Sunday in a major upset at the All England Championships to win the men's singles title.
The 22-year-old Shi was given time and room to make use of his speed and well-disguised overhead attacks against badminton great Lin in the all-Chinese final.
The 34-year-old left-hander Lin would have been the oldest player in 63 years to win the title.
Shi had a one-sided loss to Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in last year's final.
The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Superseries status in 2007, upgraded to Superseries Premier status in 2011.
Shi Yuqi was born in Nantong in 1996. In 2003, he entered junior sports school to practice badminton, and later entered the provincial team training at 11 years old before becoming a member of the provincial team, the national youth team, and national team. He has participated in many national and even world-class competitions. In 2014, Shi Yuqi won the Youth Olympic Games badminton men's singles championship. In 2016, he won the French Badminton Open and the men's singles championship of the German Open.
(Source:Jiangsu International Channel)
