All England Open 2015 Badminton: Latest Results, Updated Schedule, Prize Money

A star-studded man's singles final lived up to its billing to cap the All England Open 2015 Badminton Championship. Reigning world champion Chen Long bounced back in style to beat Dane Jan O Jorgensen to win the event.

Here are the full results from finals day:

Day 6	Event	Match	Score	Duration
Sunday, March 8	Mixed Doubles Final	(1) Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei vs. (4) Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir	21-10, 21-10	0:37
Sunday, March 8	Women's Singles Final	(6) Carolina Marin vs. (3) Sain Nehwal	16-21, 21-14, 21-7	1:02
Sunday, March 8	Men's Singles Final	(1) Chen Long vs. (2) Jan O Jorgensen	15-21, 21-17, 21-15	1:27
Sunday, March 8	Women's Doubles Final	(5) Wang Xiaoli and (F) Yu Fang vs. (8) Bao Yixin and Tang Yuanting	14-21, 14-21	0:39
Sunday, March 8	Men's Doubles Final	Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan vs. (2) Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen	17-21, 20-22	0:46

Final Day Recap

Long wasn't the only singles player to make a spirited comeback. In the women's event, Carolina Marin overcame India's Saina Nehwal after dropping the first game.

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But the Spaniard battled back and clearly had her opponent rattled after winning the second game by seven points. The margin of victory was much greater in the decisive game, as Marin took it by 14 points to earn the match and the championship.

That upset was preceded by a lengthy tussle between Long and Jorgensen. The former was also on the losing end of the first game.

But Long then won some key rallies in a tense and tight affair in the second game, one ultimately decided by just four points. The competition's official Twitter feed captured some of the drama in a match featuring more than its share of close calls:

Long was a little more comfortable in the decider, taking it by six points to win the title. The victory sparked an enthusiastic celebration:

It's a win that conforms Long's current status as the sport's dominant player. Few can deny he was a cut above the competition at this grand old tournament.

Day 5 Recap 

China's dominance of the 2015 edition of the Yonex All England Open Badminton championships continued on semi-final day. The highlight saw Long dispatch countryman Lin Dan.

In the women's event, Spain's Marin booked her place in the final.

Here are the latest results from the tournament:

Day 5	Event	Match	Score	Duration
Saturday, March 7	Women's Singles Semi-final	(3) Saina Nehwal vs. Sun Yu	21-13, 21-13	0:50
Saturday, March 7	Men's Singles Semi-final	(2) Jan O Jorgensen vs. Sho Sasaki	21-11, 21-12	0:41
Saturday, March 7	Women's Singles Semi-final	(6) Carolina Marin vs. (7) Tai Tzu Ying	21-18, 21-11	0:40
Saturday, March 7	Mixed Doubles	(4) Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir vs. (2) Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen	21-17, 21-11	0:43
Saturday, March 7	Men's Doubles	(5) Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa vs. (2) Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen	21-13, 17-21, 16-21	1:10
Saturday, March 7	Mixed Doubles	(1) Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei vs. Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto	21-15, 21-10	0:41
Saturday, March 7	Women's Doubles	(8) Bao Yixin and Tang Yuanting vs. Tang Jinhua and Zhong Qianxin	21-10, 21-14	0:40
Saturday, March 7	Men's Singles Semi-final	(1) Chen Long vs. (5) Lin Dan	21-13, 21-12	0:45
Saturday, March 7	Men's Doubles	Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding vs. Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan	15-21, 9-21	0:36
Saturday, March 7	Women's Doubles	(1) Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei vs. (5) Wang Xiaoli and (F) Yu Yang	14-21, 12-21	0:36

For a full recap of the results during the first four days of play, visit the competition's official site.

For full and updated schedule information, including start times, visit this link.

Marin overcame stubborn opposition to seal a place in the final. Tai Tzu Ying kept things very close early on, pressing several rallies. In fact, there were just three points to choose between the two following the opening game.

But Marin recovered from her early scare to make easier work of the second game. She took the match after claiming a 10-point win.

Afterwards, Marin expressed her confidence ahead of what will be a daunting final showdown with India's Nehwal, per the tournament's official Twitter account:

In the men's event, Long set up a final meeting with Jorgensen. The latter stormed through to the final by dismissing Japan's Sho Sasaki in emphatic fashion.

Long was almost as convincing as he saw off Dan. A Long-Jorgensen match is probably the final most would want to see, since it will pit the two best players in the men's event against each other.

Current World Champion Long is aware of the prestige of the event and is keen to finish the job in Sunday's final:

As for Olympic Champion Dan, he's not yet ready to call time on one of the most illustrious careers in the sport's history. He has vowed to come back.

The signature moment of the doubles matches came when Indonesian duo Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir reached yet another final. The pair will now chase a piece of history:

Finals day will be memorable for the marquee meeting in the men's singles event. But the greater excitement could take place in the women's final, where Marin will be vying for a hugely significant upset.