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All England Championships: Defending champions Axelsen, Matsuyama-Shida, Watanabe-Higashino crash out on same day
•Both of last year's men's finalists, Viktor Axelsen and Lakshya Sen, lost on Thursday at the All England Open in Birmingham.
India Open 2023: Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn stuns Viktor Axelsen to clinch men's singles title
•Vitidsarn's men's singles victory stood out as the 21-year-old former junior world champion got past the Danish ace and world number one for the first time in six attempts.
India Open 2023: Viktor Axelsen downs Jonatan Christie in straight games to reach final
•The Danish ace and top seed, fresh from his Malaysia Open win on Sunday, served out his fourth-seed opponent in 38 minutes in the men's singles semi-finals in New Delhi.
BWF World Tour Finals: World champion Akane Yamaguchi defeats Tai Tzu-ying to claim women's title
•Defending champion Viktor Axelsen defeated Anthony Ginting 21-13, 21-14 to reclaim the BWF World Tour Finals title; Akane Yamaguchi beat Tai Tzu Ying 21-18, 22-20.
BWF World Tour Finals: Akane Yamaguchi to take on Tai Tzu Ying in title match
•The semi-final on Saturday was a rematch from Thursday when Chen Yufei beat Akane Yamaguchi in straight games.
BWF World Tour Finals: HS Prannoy shocks world No 1 Viktor Axelsen to end campaign on a high
•Prannoy lost the opening game 14-21 but came back stronger to take the next two 21-17 and 21-18 to end his campaign on a high.
World number one Viktor Axelsen out of Malaysia Masters to "rest and recharge"
•Axelsen won his fifth title at Malaysia Open this season after already claiming the All England Open, European Championships and Indonesia Open and Masters titles.
Malaysia Open: Denmark's Viktor Axelsen outplays Japanese Kento Momota to clinch title
•The tournament marked the first time Momota has played in Malaysia since he was involved in a car crash there two years ago, which sent his career into free fall.
Indonesia Masters: Axelsen cruises to men’s singles title; Yufei pips Intanon to win women’s event
•Viktor Axelsen defeated Chou Tien-then 21-10, 21-12 while Chen Yufei was locked in a 74-minute battle with Ratchanok Intanon, eventually winning it 21-16, 18-21, 21-15.
Thailand Open 2022: World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen pulls out after injury
•"After slipping on the courts last week during Thomas Cup, I suffered a minor injury which I have been dealing with the last 7-8 days," the 28-year-old Dane said on Twitter.