By Wang Quanli

At around 0:30 on 1st September, Nantong athlete Shi Yuqi defeated the previous champion Kunlavut 2:1 in the men’s singles final of the 2025 BWF World Championships, and stepped onto the singles world championship podium for the first time. The number of world championships in his personal sports career has increased to 7.

It was the 5th time that Shi Yuqi participated in the BWF World Championships. In the past, his best result was the men’s singles runner-up in 2018.

The Olympic Games and the BWF World Championships are the two top events in international badminton. In the past, Shi Yuqi won the Thomas Cup and Sudirman Cup team world championships six times. Now he has successfully won the singles championship in the BWF World Championships, marking a new breakthrough in his sports career.

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南通籍运动员石宇奇夺得羽毛球世锦赛男单冠军

北京时间9月1日零时30分许，南通籍运动员石宇奇在2025年世界羽毛球锦标赛男单决赛上，以2：1力克上届冠军昆拉武特，首次登上单打世界冠军领奖台，个人运动生涯世界冠军数上升到7个。

此次是石宇奇第5次参加世锦赛，此前他的最好成绩是在2018年获得男单亚军。

奥运会和世锦赛是国际羽坛两大顶级赛事，此前石宇奇先后6次夺得汤姆斯杯、苏迪曼杯两个团体项目世界冠军，如今在世锦赛赛场成功摘取单打冠军，标志着运动生涯实现新突破。