Badminton

In the women’s singles quarterfinals of the just-concluded Singapore Open, China’s top female player Chen Yufei defeated world No.1 An Se-young from South Korea with a total score of 2-0, breaking An Se-young’s season-long streak of 27 consecutive victories.

In the semifinals of the 2025 Singapore Badminton Open, Kunlavut Vitidsarn defeated Lin Chun-Yi 2-0 to advance to the finals, and he will be crowned the men’s singles world No. 1 in early June.

Reports from Russia, including Uralpress, have stated that Vladimir Ivanov, one half of the Russian “Twin Towers” doubles pair and former All England Championships men’s doubles champion, has taken up the position of Minister of Sport for the Chelyabinsk Oblast after retiring from professional play.