{"id":1661,"date":"2025-11-25T14:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=1661"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:40:04","slug":"2025-bwf-world-tour-finals-participants-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/2025-bwf-world-tour-finals-participants-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 BWF World Tour Finals participants confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BWF have confirmed all 16 singles players and 24 doubles pairs who will compete at the upcoming World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China.<\/p>\n<p>China field the largest contingent with nine representatives, earning two spots in every discipline except men\u2019s doubles, where they have only one pair.<\/p>\n<p>However, that number may change following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/shi-yuqi-leaves-court-in-wheelchair-at-national-games-of-china\/\">Shi Yu Qi\u2019s injury at the National Games of China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Japan have the next highest tally with six, led by world champion Akane Yamaguchi, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia with five each.<\/p>\n<p>As with previous editions, the season finale is heavily dominated by Asian shuttlers, with Denmark and France the only non-Asian nations represented this year.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, seven of the qualifiers featured at the recent BXL Jakarta 2025: Jonatan Christie, Kodai Naraoka, Chirag Shetty, Fajar Alfian, Sabar Karyaman Gutama, Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani and Shevon Jemie Lai.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-YxCtJJK-Kw?si=YQu3ZZTYjzhq9jlU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>MEN\u2019S SINGLES<\/h3>\n<p>Shi Yu Qi (China)<br \/>\nKunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)<br \/>\nLi Shi Feng (China)<br \/>\nChou Tien Chen (Chinese Taipei)<br \/>\nAnders Antonsen (Denmark)<br \/>\nChristo Popov (France)<br \/>\nJonatan Christie (Indonesia)<br \/>\nKodai Naraoka (Japan)<\/p>\n<h3>WOMEN\u2019S SINGLES<\/h3>\n<p>Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)<br \/>\nAn Se Young (South Korea)<br \/>\nWang Zhi Yi (China)<br \/>\nHan Yue (China)<br \/>\nPutri Kusuma Wardani (Indonesia)<br \/>\nPornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand)<br \/>\nRatchanok Intanon (Thailand)<br \/>\nTomoka Miyazaki (Japan)<\/p>\n<h3>MEN\u2019S DOUBLES<\/h3>\n<p>Kim Won Ho\/Seo Seung Jae (South Korea)<br \/>\nAaron Chia\/Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)<br \/>\nSatwiksairaj Rankireddy\/Chirag Shetty (India)<br \/>\nMan Wei Chong\/Tee Kai Wun (Malaysia)<br \/>\nSabar Karyaman Gutama\/Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (Indonesia)<br \/>\nLiang Wei Keng\/Wang Chang (China)<br \/>\nChiu Hsiang-Chieh\/Wang Chi-Lin (Chinese Taipei)<br \/>\nFajar Alfian\/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (Indonesia)<\/p>\n<h3>WOMEN\u2019S DOUBLES<\/h3>\n<p>Liu Sheng Shu\/Tan Ning (China)<br \/>\nPearly Tan\/M. Thinaah (Malaysia)<br \/>\nKim Hye Jeong\/Kong Hee Yong (South Korea)<br \/>\nJia Yi Fan\/Zhang Shu Xian (China)<br \/>\nYuki Fukushima\/Mayu Matsumoto (Japan)<br \/>\nRin Iwanaga\/Kie Nakanishi (Japan)<br \/>\nBaek Ha Na\/Lee So Hee (South Korea)<br \/>\nHsieh Pei-Shan\/Hung En-Tzu (Chinese Taipei)<\/p>\n<h3>MIXED DOUBLES<\/h3>\n<p>Chen Tang Jie\/Toh Ee Wei (Malaysia)<br \/>\nDechapol Puavaranukroh\/Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand)<br \/>\nFeng Yan Zhe\/Huang Dong Ping (China)<br \/>\nJiang Zhen Bang\/Wei Ya Xin (China)<br \/>\nGoh Soon Huat\/Shevon Jemie Lai (Malaysia)<br \/>\nThom Gicquel\/Delphine Delrue (France)<br \/>\nHiroki Midorikawa\/Natsu Saito (Japan)<br \/>\nJafar Hidayatullah\/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu (Indonesia)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BWF have confirmed all 16 singles players and 24 doubles pairs who will compete at the upcoming World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China. China field the largest contingent with nine representatives, earning two spots in every discipline except men\u2019s doubles, where they have only one pair. 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