On January 19th, Beijing time, in the mixed doubles final of the 2025 India Badminton Open, the Chinese pair of Zhenbang Jiang and Yaxin Wei faced off against the French duo of Gicquel and Delrue. In the first game, Zhenbang Jiang and Yaxin Wei completed a single-game comeback despite being consistently behind. In the second game, they won another victory by scoring three consecutive points at the decisive moment. Ultimately, as the only Chinese pair to reach the final in this event, Zhenbang Jiang and Yaxin Wei withstood the pressure and won both games 2-0, sealing their first championship of the season and also securing the only title for China in this Indian tournament! Zhenbang Jiang and Yaxin Wei are ranked No. 2 in the world and were listed as the No. 2 seeds for the mixed doubles in this competition. Due to the withdrawal of the world's No. 1 pair, Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping, from this Indian event, Zhenbang Jiang and Yaxin Wei were effectively the top seeds. Throughout their journey to the finals, they swept through the first two rounds in straight sets. However, starting from the third round, they encountered tough battles in three consecutive matches, first defeating their teammates Xinwa Guo and Fanghui Chen 2-1, then turning around a 2-1 deficit in the semifinals against Xunfa Wu and Jie Min Lai. It is worth noting that in this Indian Open, the overall performance of the Chinese team was not good, with no players reaching the finals in men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's…

On January 9th, Beijing time, the third match day of the 2025 Malaysia Badminton Open saw the second round of the 16 to 8 competition in various events. Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi, Chen Boyang/Liu Yi, and Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping advanced to the quarter-finals one after another. However, after achieving three consecutive victories, the national badminton team suffered three consecutive defeats. The women's singles star Gao Fangjie was like a dreamwalker, losing 0-2 to Singaporean player Yang Jiayi. Subsequently, the world No. 2 in the mixed doubles and men's doubles events, Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin and Liang Weikang/Wang Chang, were both swept away by surprise defeats. Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin lost 0-2 to the Thai pair Dechapol/Sapsiree, while Liang Weikang/Wang Chang lost 0-2 to the Korean pair Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae. On the third match day, the national badminton team had a good start. Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi sealed the Indian pair Kapila/Krastost with a score of 21-13 and 22-20 to advance to the mixed doubles quarter-finals. Chen Boyang/Liu Yi fought three sets to defeat the Chinese Taipei pair Qiu Xiangkai/Wang Qilin 21-17, 16-21, 21-15 and entered the men's doubles quarter-finals. The top seed in the mixed doubles, Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping, easily swept the English pair Dunn/McPherson 21-11 and 21-10 to become the second pair from the national badminton team to enter the mixed doubles quarter-finals after Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi. However, after a wave of three consecutive victories, the national badminton team began to lose, with Gao Fangjie in the women's singles, Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin in the mixed doubles world No. 2, and Liang Weikang/Wang Chang…