It was thought that China was expected to host the women's doubles final, but as half of the Olympic champions, the "Fanxian Pair" Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian and the "Altar Pair" Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning were eliminated in the semifinals on May 31 local time.
China's two women's doubles pairs, Liu Shengshu (front from left) and Tan Ning, Jia Yifan (back from left) and Zhang Shuxian, were eliminated in the semi-finals.
The two Chinese pairs are in the upper and lower semi-finals of the Women's Doubles at this year's Singapore Badminton Super 750 Championship, and if they both win, China will be able to win the final and seal the title early. However, world No. 1 Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning lost to Japan's world No. 6 Suzu Iwanaga and Nakanishi Takaei 13-21 in two games in the semifinals of the first half of the region on the same day, swallowing two consecutive defeats in the two sides and a third defeat in four encounters. As a result, the Altar pair did not have the opportunity to win three consecutive titles after the Asian Badminton Championships and the Malaysia Super 500.
Fanxian lost all 3 battles against Xinjinkong. World No. 11 Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian lost 12-21, 21-19, 9-21 to South Korea's world No. 8 Kim Hye-jung and Kong Hee-yong in the semi-finals, losing all three of their meetings. Jia Yifan, who previously won the Women's Doubles title with Chen Qingchen in Singapore in 2023 and 2024, failed to achieve a third consecutive title and defend her title.
Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian, who started their partnership this year, have participated in 8 tournaments together so far, with 3 finals and 4 semifinals, and only won one championship in the Orleans Super 300.