Axelsen, An suffer opening losses at BWF World Tour Finals


HANGZHOU, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Men's and women's singles world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and An Se-young of South Korea both lost their opening matches at the 2023 BWF World Tour Finals here on Wednesday.

Defending champion Axelsen was defeated 21-19, 21-19 by home favorite Shi Yuqi, whom he had beaten eight times in a row. The Chinese pocketed the Group A win in 51 minutes.

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