Feng/Huang claim mixed doubles title at badminton French Open

PARIS, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping claimed the mixed doubles title at the 2026 badminton French Open on Sunday, defeating Malaysia's Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing in straight games.

The top-seeded Chinese pair needed just 37 minutes to win the final 21-10, 21-13, securing a third consecutive French Open title.

Having competed in three tournaments in Europe, Feng and Huang admitted they felt tired, but said the experience had also taught them valuable lessons.

"Reaching the final under difficult circumstances and then winning a high-intensity match have given us a lot of confidence," Feng said.

In the women's singles, world No. 1 An Se-young of South Korea rallied from one game down to beat Indian veteran Pusarla Venkata Sindhu 16-21, 21-11, 21-12, claiming her fourth French Open title and 10th crown of the season.

France's Christo Popov defeated Indonesia's Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah 21-11, 14-21, 21-13 to win the men's singles title.

In the men's doubles final, Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun of Malaysia beat compatriots Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin 13-21, 21-15, 21-7 to secure their first BWF World Tour Super 750 title.

Japanese duo Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto successfully defended their title, rallying to defeat Malaysia's Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan 10-21, 21-17, 21-16 in the women's doubles final.