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Merdeka gold! Chen Tang Jie–Toh Ee Wei are Malaysia’s first mixed doubles world champions with stunning win in Paris
Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei (left) hold the Jalur Gemilang as they celebrate beating China’s Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin in the mixed doubles final match at the Badminton BWF World Championships in Paris August 31, 2025. — AFP pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei have made history on National Day!

They secured Malaysia’s first mixed doubles world title today with a sensational victory over world No. 2 China’s Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin in the final of the 2025 World Championships in Paris, winning in straight sets 21-15, 21-14.

The Malaysian fourth seeds started strongly, taking the first set 21-15.

The second set was more fiercely contested, with the Chinese pair attempting a comeback, but Chen and Toh held their nerve to seal the win 21-14 in just 39 minutes.

This historic triumph ends a 19-year wait since Koo Kien Keat and Wong Pei Tty last made their mark on the world stage, taking bronze in Madrid in 2006.

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