Overview
- Chen Yufei stopped top-ranked An Se-young 21-15, 21-17 despite an ankle twist, ending the defending champion's run.
- Akane Yamaguchi beat Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-17, 14-21, 21-6 to reach her third world final.
- World No. 1 Shi Yuqi saved two match points to defeat Canada's Victor Lai 13-21, 22-20, 21-16 and advance.
- Defending men's champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn overcame Anders Antonsen 21-17, 21-15 to book the title match.
- Lai secured bronze, becoming the first Canadian to win a badminton world championship medal, with the finals set for Sunday in Paris.