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[Saba Sports News] The 15th National Games of the People’s Republic of China will be held from November 9 to 21, 2025, hosted jointly by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, with the opening and closing ceremonies taking place in Guangzhou and Shenzhen respectively. Yesterday, the draw ceremony for the badminton events at the National Games was held in Shenyang, Liaoning. Notably, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, who have withdrawn from international competitions, will partner again; He Jiting, who was previously reported by his girlfriend, will also team up with Ou Xuanyi and Tan Ning to participate in men’s doubles and mixed doubles. The data shows that this edition of the National Games will have a total of 9 badminton events, including youth boys’ team, youth girls’ team, adult boys’ team, adult girls’ team, men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. Among them, the youth boys’ team consists of 19 teams, the youth girls’ team consists of 16 teams, the adult boys’ team consists of 18 teams, the adult girls’ team consists of 14 teams, 94 male athletes in men’s singles, 72 female athletes in women’s singles, 68 pairs of male doubles athletes, 66 pairs of female doubles athletes, and 79 pairs of mixed doubles athletes. The seeding for team events is determined based on the results of the 2024 National Badminton Team Championships, with four seeds set for each event. Notably, the Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong duo will serve as the No. 1 seed, representing Zhejiang Province.