China's Chen Long won the gold for men's singles in the BWF World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo : Reuters)
China's Badminton Team dominated the 2015 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from Aug. 10-16, garnering three gold medals in men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
Chen Long defended his men's singles title, defeating Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in straight sets, 21-14 and 21-17 in the final. Chen also won the gold in the 2014 World Championships in Copenhagen and the bronze in the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, both for men's singles.
"I am really happy to be able to defend my title. It has been very difficult for China's men's singles as we failed to win titles for a long time. I played very well today and I am happy to be the champion here," Chen said.
Lee has consistently lost in previous World Championships finals in 2014, 2013 and 2011. In 2014, he also lost to Chen in the finals, but he lost his silver medal following a doping incident.
In women's doubles, Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei beat Denmark's Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in the final, defending their title and winning the gold medal.
In mixed doubles, Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei defended their title against Liu Chen and Bao Yixin in an all-China final. Xu Chan and Ma Jin also took home the bronze, along with Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir.
In men's doubles, Liu Xiaolong and Qiu Zihan took home the silver, after losing in the finals to Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in straight sets.
The only category that China did not get any medals in is women's singles. The gold for which was won by Carolina Marin of Spain, after beating Saina Nehwal of India in the final.
Overall, China won the most medals with a total of six: three gold, two silver and one bronze.
