Badminton World Championship: China’s Shi clinches maiden men’s world title, Japan’s Yamaguchi wins third crown in women’s
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Shi defeated defending champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 19-21 21-10 21-18 in a tense final lasting one hour 17 minutes; Yamaguchi eased past Chen Yufei of China 21-9 21-13 in 37 minutes to become only the second woman after Spain’s Carolina Marin to lift three world singles crowns