Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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“Playing in the last 16, we felt a lot of pressure. Pressure that we overcame. We played with confidence (in the final). We came in with a plan and this (world championship) title means a lot to us as it’s also a Malaysian holiday (Merdeka Day) and there was a full house of Malaysians supporting us.” – Toh Ee Wei
“I cannot say how I feel right now. Others can call us World Champions. It’s meaningful as an athlete. We mentally prepared for the match we were very clear. We enjoyed the match.” – Chen Tang Jie after he and Toh Ee Wei won their first world championship title.
“I don’t have a special word for it. I treat every match as a normal match. Of course, the final was different. I was excited and emotional. I tried to hold my nerve and keep calm. I’m still processing being crowned a world champion. I’m sure I’ll have flashbacks about this once I’m home but it’s meaningful. I know I performed better in the group stage matches but now that I have won a world championship title, it’s meaningful.” – Shi Yu Qi on finally being crowned a world champion after his 19-21 21-10 21-18 win over Kunlavut Vitidsarn.
“He very strong. Wow, he has so many skills. Everything was very nice playing against the world No.1. I can learn a lot from him. I play well in this arena (Adidas Arena). I had some bad luck in the second and third game but I’m proud of myself that I could reach the final.” – Kunlavut Vitidsarn is all praise for Shi Yu Qi after making his third consecutive world championships final.
Vitidsarn with his second silver medal at the World Championships.
“The difference between my first and second world championship title was the first was won in 2021 – during COVID-19. There had been a high number of tournaments and we were all exhausted by the end. My title in 2022 was in Tokyo – at home and that one was special. It had been a while since we could play in front of an audience and that meant a lot. On my third title (in Paris), because my results this season haven’t been so good, I kept training hard and this gold medal confirms all my efforts have been rewarded. Going forward, I think I’ll have more confidence.” – A humble Akane Yamaguchi on a third world title.
“It’s a good question, but I think I would still I would still choose to play but not really push on to the end but because it was the World Championships final and an important match, I did. I hoped to compete at my best until the end.” – Silver world champion medallist Chen Yu Fei on how important competing in the final in Paris 2025 was to her despite carrying an ankle injury from her semifinal win.
“This is unbelievable for me and I want to say thank you to Seung Jae for helping me.” – Kim Won Ho on his first world championship title.
“My condition hasn’t been great throughout this tournament. I have been a world champion before. It’s been a huge target to have a third title and it’s unbelievable for me.” – Seo Seung Jae take his third world championship title in his stride.
“We are really happy we managed to enter the finals at the World Championships, but definitely a little bit disappointed that we couldn’t deliver the title. I have to give credit to the opponents (Liu/Tan) who played really well, they pressured us. Overall, I think it’s been a good week here (in Paris), and we will definitely learn from this and be better again.” –Thinaah Muralitharan shares her thoughts on coming away from Paris 2025 with a silver medal alongside Pearly Tan after being defeated 21-14 20-22 21-17 against Liu Sheng shu/Tan Ning.