Chinese players Yu Yang/Du Jing took the gold in the women's doubles final at the Asian Badminton Championships 2006 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on Sunday.

The Chinese duo beat third seed Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing of Chinese Taipei 21-11, 21-16.

Yu said after the match: "We prepared this match very well and we had very good team work during the match."

Earlier, Chinese Hong Kong's Wang Chen claimed the women's singles title after beating Japan's Mori kaori 21-14, 9-21, 21-13.

Malaysia won the men's single and men's double title.

In the men's singles, top seed Lee Chong Wei defeated Thailand's Ponsana Bonnsak, seeded sixth, 21-12, 21-16.

The men's final was won by seventh seeds Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah, who beat Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong 17-21, 21-11, 21-12.

Top seed Widianto Nova/Natsir Liliyana of Indonesia won the mixed double title after beating Thailand's 21-16, 21-23, 21-15.
 
In a related development, the Chinese badminton team has picked 14 players for the coming Thomas and Uber Cup.

The other six berths in the team will be decided after selection games, said Chinese head coach Li Yongbo

The team, filled with the world's top seeds, is now going through intensive close-door training in southeast China's Fujian province. Team coaches said they have chosen the venue because the gymnasium here is very similar to Japan's Yoyogi National Gymnasium which will host the Thomas and Uber Cup.

The Thomas and Uber Cup will run from April 28 to May 7 in Tokyo. Host Japan and defending champion China have automatic spots in the finals.

(Xinhua News Agency April 3, 2006)