All England : Juhl/Pedersen finally

With the elimination of some of Europe best chances for a title in Brimingham, all the hope remained on the shoulders of Danish Rytter Julh/Pedersen and Boe/Mogensen pairs.

Facing Japanese Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota, Kamilla Rytter Julh and Christinna Pedersen won their first title in Biringham, one they have been hoping to reach for a long time. After 1 hour match (21/19 21/18), the two danish players could let out their joy : “I have goosebumps again,” said Rytter Juhl “It’s so special for the players and ourselves included so to stand here with the trophy with so many big names on it, it’s just a special feeling.”.

Their teammates Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen were not so lucky. They were opposed to world seeded number 1 Gideon/Sukamuljo for their 8th confrontation and lost 21/18 21/17.

Men single's final was a two generations fight between Chinese Lin Dan (34 yo) and Shi Yuqi (22 yo), who was lookng for his first title in Birmingham, 12 month after his lost final against Lee Chong Wei. But to do so, he had to win over Lin Dan, the one with 6 victories in England, still hungry for a 7th crown. And he did brilliantly, after 1h15 game 21/19 16/21 21/9.