Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na have won the women’s doubles title at the 2026 BWF World Championships, giving South Korea its first gold medal in the event in 31 years. The Korean pair defeated the world No. 1 Chinese team in straight games in New Delhi, completing one of the tournament’s biggest results for Korea.
The championship ends a long gap in a discipline where Korea has a deep badminton tradition but had not won the world women’s doubles crown since 1995. Lee and Baek reached the final as one of Korea’s leading pairs and then delivered their strongest result on the biggest stage, overcoming the top-ranked opposition without needing a deciding game. Their win came on the same day An Se-young regained the women’s singles title, giving Korea two world championships in women’s events.
Beyond the medal count, the result gives the Korean doubles program a new reference point. World-title success can affect confidence, seeding and tactical expectations across the international tour, and it confirms that Lee and Baek can beat the strongest pairing under championship pressure. The next challenge will be turning the breakthrough into sustained results across major BWF events.