Korean veteran Kim Jung Jun avenged his recent loss to Yu Sooyoung by beating his younger compatriot for the men’s singles Wheelchair (WH2) title at the Bahrain Para Badminton International 2025 on Sunday.
Kim had suffered a narrow loss the previous week in the final of the Dubai Para Badminton International, with the title slipping from his hands after he had two match points. On Sunday, Kim was able to shut out Yu in straight games, despite his compatriot nearly nicking the opening game after trailing throughout.
Korea continued to dominate the Wheelchair classes, with Park Haeseong (men’s singles WH1), Jung Gyeoul (women’s singles WH2), Park Haeseong/Yu Sooyoung (WH1-WH2), and Park/Jung (mixed doubles WH1-WH2) claiming titles.
Shin Kyung Hwan won the men’s singles Standing Lower (SL4) title as he was given a walkover in the final by India’s Sukant Kadam.
Lee Seunghu added to the country’s gold medal tally, winning the men’s singles SL3 title, beating India’s Jagdish Dilli 21-19 21-10.
Highlights:
Ruthick Ragupathi
» India had success in Standing Upper (SU5) with Ruthick Ragupathi and Manisha Ramdass claiming the singles titles. In the men’s singles final Raghupathi beat compatriot Hardik Makkar 13-21 21-6 21-8, while Ramdass took the women’s singles crown with an all-win record.
» While India’s Jagdish Dilli/Naveen Sivakumar took home the men’s doubles SL3-SL4 title, their compatriots Chirag Baretha/Mandeep Kaur claimed the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 crown.
» Turkiye’s Halime Yildiz claimed the women’s singles SL3 title with an all-win record in her group.
» Paralympics bronze medallist Vitor Gonçalves Tavares (Brazil) overcame Korea’s Lee Daesung for the Short Stature (SH6) singles gold, while the doubles title went to India’s Sudarsan Muthusamy/Sivarajan Solaimalai.
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