On December 17, Beijing time, the BWF World Tour Finals entered the final day. In the men's singles final final, Shi Yuqi and Axelsen ushered in the second meeting in the finals. In this game, Shi Yuqi failed to defeat his opponent as he did in the group stage, losing two games in a row to Axelsen, and unfortunately missed the championship in the finals.
In the first half of the first game, the two sides alternated leads on the court, and the score gap did not widen. Shi Yuqi was leading 10-9, but was hit by the opponent with a wave of 9-0, which opened the score gap in one fell swoop. After that, Axelsen continued to work hard, and Shi Yuqi lost the first game 11-21.
In the second game, the two sides played all the way from 0-0 to 8-8 draw, and after 8 draws, Axelsen suddenly made a force and scored 6 points in a row to open up the score gap. In the second half, Shi Yuqi was unable to return to the sky, and Axelsen continued to extend the lead, losing the second game 12-21.
In the end, in a 49-minute game, Shi Yuqi lost to the world No. 1 Axelsen with -21 and unfortunately missed the championship in the finals. Axelsen successfully defended his title in the finals, winning a record fifth individual championship and his seventh title of the season.