China open bwf world tour

China Open BWF World Tour: Thailand's second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn suffered a shock first-round defeat, while China's Wang Zhiyi secured a hard-fought comeback victory at the China Open badminton in Changzhou on Wednesday.

The biggest surprise in the men's singles saw former world champion Vitidsarn beaten 21-13, 8-21, 21-19 by Denmark's Rasmus Gemke. China's seventh seed Li Shifeng also lost his opening match, falling 12-21, 21-14, 18-21 to Ireland's Nhat Nguyen.

In the women's singles, home favourite Wang battled back to defeat Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour 15-21, 21-5, 21-18 and advance to the round of 16. China's Han Yue also recovered from a game down to beat Türkiye's Neslihan Yigit 18-21, 21-7, 21-13.