London, March 17 -- China's top seed Shi Yuqi defeated Lee Chia-hao of Chinese Taipei 21-17, 21-19 to win the men's singles title at the All England Open Badminton Championships for the
second time.
Shi, 29, advanced into the tournament's final for the fourth time after beating teammate and 2023 champion Li Shifeng in Saturday's semifinal.
The 2018 champion said he tried everything he could to keep the rallies long and took advantage of his opponent's errors while facing an in-form Lee on Sunday.
"It's been seven years," said Shi to the crowd on court after the match.
"A lot of things have happened during these seven years, ups and downs, but I finally made it because of your support."
In the women's singles final, top seed An Se...