The successful defense of the 2025 Sudirman Cup shows the depth of the national team, and the team is heading for the Los Angeles Olympics

The 19th Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championships ended in Xiamen on the 4th, and the Chinese team won the trophy symbolizing the highest honor of the world badminton mixed team for the fourth time in a row and the 14th time in history, just 30 years after the Chinese team won the Sudirman Cup for the first time in 1995. In the new Olympic cycle, the Great Wall of China will start from the Su Cup championship and march to the Los Angeles Olympics.

Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, said after the game: "The Su Cup is the best standard to test the comprehensive strength of a country's badminton. Over the past 30 years, the Chinese team has won 14 championships, given birth to countless classic competitions, and cultivated a number of outstanding players, which is the epitome of the overall strength of Chinese badminton. ”

Zhang Jun: The team competition is the best way to boost the morale of the team. New achievements, new nodes, this Su Cup has different meanings for the Chinese team. Reaching the top of the first World Team Championship in the Los Angeles Olympic cycle, the Chinese team is confident enough to start the preparation journey of the new Olympic cycle.

Zhang Jun said: "The team competition is the best way to boost the morale of the team, and after this game, I believe that the entire Chinese team, whether it is the core players or the young players, will have the aura of a champion and better show their own things in the international arena in the future."

Zhang Jun (left) said after the game: The Su Cup is the best standard to test the comprehensive strength of a country's badminton

Guoyu shows a deep talent pool. The Chinese team's Suzhou Cup lineup is reasonable, with a lineup thickness that far exceeds that of other teams, showing the deep talent reserve of Chinese badminton, Shi Yuqi, Chen Yufei, Chen Qingchen, Jia Yifan, Huang Dongping, the mainstay of the five "Five Dynasties Veterans" team.

Shi Yuqi continued his performance as the "God of War in the team competition", including the 2023 Su Cup and the 2024 Tang Cup, and remained undefeated in 16 consecutive team competitions. Chen Yufei "recharged" and quickly regained her form, and won her old opponent Akane Yamaguchi in the semifinals, avenging the "revenge" of the last Su Cup. Huang Dongping, who spent her 30th birthday in the arena, became more and more courageous, and won all 4 games with Feng Yanzhe, carrying the opening pressure for the Chinese team. Although Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan only played one game, their rich experience played an important role in the team.

Zhang Jun said: "I think the replacement of the old and new of the Chinese team is still good on the whole, our reserve talent echelon is very solid, from the national youth team to the national second team, the national first team, the entire personnel reserve is still good." "In addition, our core players are all quite competitive, such as Chen Qingchen, Jia Yifan, Shi Yuqi, etc., compared with European players, I think they are actually not very old, because they are all around 27 to 30 years old, this age can still have quite strong competitiveness."

Shi Yuqi continued the magical performance of the "God of War in the team competition", including the 2023 Su Cup and the 2024 Tang Cup, and remained undefeated in 16 consecutive team competitions

Zhang Jun praised Shi Yuqi for daring to face defeat. "Everyone can see Shi Yuqi's performance in the Su Cup this time, and he also won the All England Championship this year. I think the best thing about him is that he dares to face defeat. I believe that those who dare to face problems can overcome them and stand on the highest ground again. ”

The "post-00s" of the Chinese team have also rapidly grown into the backbone, including two pairs of silver medalists at the Paris Olympics, Leung Wai Keng and Wang Chang, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning, who have won all competitions, and they are playing an increasingly important role in the team. Zhang Jun said that everyone dedicated their best side to the team, "I am very happy that through the team's efforts, we have won the Sudirman Cup again." In this year's Su Cup, the internal atmosphere of our Chinese team is very good. For the ultimate goal of our team, we will defend the Sudirman Cup one by one and let the Sudirman Cup stay in China, and everyone will do their best. Whether they played or didn't, they gave the best of themselves to this team. ”

China (center) defended the Soviet Cup, South Korea was the runner-up, and Japan (from right) and Indonesia took bronze

In addition, judging from this Su Cup, the pattern of the world's badminton being strong in the east and weak in the west has not changed. South Korea is still the biggest opponent of the Chinese team. In recent years, South Korea has maintained its doubles dominance while making a breakthrough in women's singles, and Ahn Se-young, who is undefeated this year, is moving towards the path of a historic player. The mixed doubles and men's doubles, led by double world champion Seo Seung-jae, are still the main gold points of the South Korean team in the Los Angeles cycle. Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee have a wealth of experience and have been at the top level for a long time. Among the other Asian teams, traditional powerhouse Indonesia is still strong, with top players in the men's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles, and they battled it out in the semi-finals against South Korea before they were able to decide the winner.

With the "dividend" of the Tokyo Olympics passing, famous players such as Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara have faded out, and the competitiveness of the Japanese team has declined. On the contrary, the Thai team, which has risen rapidly in recent years, has become a "new force" in the world badminton world, and players such as Kunlavuut, Rachano, and Dechapo have performed brilliantly. In terms of European teams, the Danish team, which has become the "only seed" in Europe in the top 8 for two consecutive years, is limited by the squad structure of strong men and weak women, and it is difficult to go further. The French team, which has made great progress in the Paris Olympic cycle, did not send the main squad to participate in this Soviet Cup, and it is not surprising that it stopped in the group stage.

Zhang Jun: Many rookies have emerged in this year's Su Cup. Zhang Jun said: "This Sudirman Cup has seen many newcomers such as Japan's Yuka Miyazaki and Indonesia's Butley, as well as many Asian teams such as Chinese Taipei, who have grown rapidly through frequent international competitions." In addition, the overall improvement of the French team is very obvious, and they beat the old powerhouse Denmark at this year's European Championships, breaking the Danish team's long-term dominance in European badminton. I think this trend is a very good phenomenon for the international badminton world, and only by competing together can we make the competition more intense, let more people devote themselves to the sport, and promote the progress and development of badminton. ”
In the 2025 Xiamen Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championships, China defeated South Korea 3-1 in the final on the 4th

Mixed Doubles: Feng Yanzhe and Hwang Dongping beat Seo Seung-jae and Choi Yoo-hyun 21-16, 17-21, 2-15

Women's Singles Wang Zhiyi lost to An Xiying 17-21, 16-21

Men's singles Shi Yuqi defeated Quan Yichen 21-5, 21-5

Women's Doubles Tan Ning and Liu Shengshu defeated Bai Ha Na and Lee So Hee 21-14, 21-17