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The international badminton Super 1000 series Malaysia Open of the 2025 season will kick off on January 7, 2025, Beijing time. In this Malaysia Open, the Chinese national badminton team has also sent its full main force to compete. Just before the start of the Malaysia Open, the latest rankings of the International Badminton Federation have also been released one after another. In the mixed doubles category, Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping ranked first, while Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin ranked second. Unfortunately, due to the consecutive withdrawal from the national team, the points of the Yasi combination were cleared, and they no longer appear in the world rankings. However, Huang Yaqiong previously expressed her desire to participate in this year's National Games and hopes that the National Games can become her last battle on the domestic stage and in her career.
In addition, former men's doubles player Zhou Haodong of the Chinese national badminton team has also withdrawn from the national team, which has somewhat weakened the overall strength of the Chinese national badminton team. However, fortunately, post-00 players Wang Chang and Liang Weikeng have been very popular in recent years and have performed exceptionally well. In men's doubles, Shi Yuqi of the Chinese national badminton team is currently the only player in men's singles to surpass 100,000 points. This season, he also faces the pressure of maintaining his score, so he cannot afford to lose in the upcoming Malaysia Open. He is currently ranked first in the world in men's singles. The players ranked second to fourth in the world are Antonsen, Jonathan, and Axelsen. The seventh in men's singles is Li Shifeng of the Chinese national badminton team, who was in a slump last season but is looking forward to better performance this season.
In women's singles, South Korea's An Se-young ranks first, followed by China's another post-00 player Wang Zhiyi in second place, and Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in third. Chen Yufei ranks fourth, and she is also looking forward to announcing her comeback at home during this season's Asian Championships. This season's Asian Championships will be held in Qingdao, allowing Chen Yufei to expect more performances in the new season and to regain her position as the top female singles player in China in the latest rankings. Han Yue has also narrowed the gap with Chen Yufei and is currently ranked fifth.
The first in men's doubles is Denmark's veterans Astrup and Anders, both of whom are over 32 years old. However, they are very experienced. But it is still difficult for them to catch up with the cycle of the Los Angeles Olympics. In addition, Wang Chang and Liang Weikeng have a difference of 2,000 points with their opponents, and they rank seventh in men's doubles. In women's doubles, Tan Ning and Liu Shengshu rank first, while Shida Chiyoda and Matsuoka Miharu have risen to second place. Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan are currently protected due to injuries, and their points are frozen.
