After winning the Asian Championships, Xie Dingfeng and Su Weiyi set their sights on fighting for the second World Championships this year

After reaching the top of Asia for the first time in their careers, the "new version" of Xie Dingfeng and Su Weiyi was highly motivated, and they took advantage of the momentum to pursue their second world championship trophy this year. After beating China's Liu Yi and Chen Boyang 21-19, 21-17 in the men's doubles final of the Ningbo 2025 Asian Badminton Championships, the "Xie Su Pair" made the above bold statement in a media interview at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on the night of 14 local time in Malaysia.

Xie Tingfeng (left) and So Wei have returned from the Asian Championships and expressed their desire to regain the World Title at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Cheah Su, who won the Malaysian badminton team's first ever world title at the 2022 World Championships, said that under the guidance of new Men's Doubles coach Pang Wei Shun, they will continue to adjust their tactics and build stronger strength to challenge for another world title.

"Our goal for this year is still the World Championships [in Paris, France] from 25 to 31 August, but like I said, we are still adapting to Coach Pang's coaching and playing style. So we're going to keep working hard, and if we can do it, we're going to do it." ”

In last week's match, the pair helped Malaysia end an 18-year men's doubles title drought at the Asian Championships. The last time Malaysian Men's Doubles won the tournament was in 2007 when Chung Teng Hock and Lee Wan Hua won the tournament.

At the 2025 Badminton Asian Championships, the pair helped Malaysia end an 18-year men's doubles title drought at the Asian Championships

Xie Dingfeng said he was pleased that all the tactics set out by Coach Peng worked wonders throughout the Asian Championships, especially as they had a dismal performance in Europe, including an early exit at the All England Championships last month. Nicknamed "Fire Dragon", Pang Weixin was unable to travel to Europe with the Malaysian team due to visa issues, and the Ningbo Asian Championships was the first time that Coach Pang has led the team since taking office. In this regard, Xie Su said that Coach Peng's presence on the sidelines played a key role in the team's composure throughout the Asian Championships.

Su Weiyi also praised Coach Peng's direct impact, and said that their wonderful performance in this Asian Championships is the best performance of their cooperation so far. Despite their victory at the Asian Championships in Ningbo, Su said they are still eager to learn from the Indonesian coach. "Now that we have the new version, we have learned a lot from Coach Peng. So I think it's a good start for us and we're going to keep learning. ”