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World number one An sends Asian Games warning with China hat-trick
Badminton world number one An Se-young sent a warning for the Asian Games as she clinched her third China Masters title in a row in ominous fashion.
South Korea's reigning Olympic and world champion will defend her crown when the Asian Games begin on September 19 in Aichi-Nagoya in Japan.
The 24-year-old will be overwhelming favourite after winning the China Masters on Sunday with a ruthless 21-17, 21-6 demolition of Tomoka Miyazaki in Shenzhen.An did not drop a game all week on the way to her seventh title of the season.
Despite being the undoubted dominant force in women's badminton once more this year, An said:
The men's singles final was surprisingly an all-Hong Kong affair, with world number 32 Jason Gunawan defeating Lee Cheuk-Yiu 21-9, 21-16.
In the men's doubles, India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat home duo He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu in a three-game battle.
Shetty and Rankireddy will defend their Asian Games men's doubles title in Japan.
"Going into the Asian Games winning a title definitely reassures us what we are working on is heading in the right direction," said Shetty.