Orleans Masters: Chen Sets Up Showdown With An
Chen Yu Fei made a strong return to the HSBC BWF World Tour, entering the final of the Orleans Masters Badminton 2025 and setting up a potential blockbuster with No.1 An Se Young.
· BWF STAFF
Chen Yu Fei made a strong return to the HSBC BWF World Tour, entering the final of the Orleans Masters Badminton 2025 and setting up a potential blockbuster with No.1 An Se Young.
The 2020 Olympic champion, whose last World Tour event was the Indonesia Open 2024 in June, had an extended break after the Paris 2024 Olympics, before making a limited return at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship last month where she played two matches.
Chen has struggled this week, with three of her matches in the leadup to the final going three games. On Saturday it was Beiwen Zhang’s turn to trouble her, with the USA player taking the opening game before Chen stormed back to clinch her final spot in 48 minutes.