The 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallists needed just 44 minutes to down world No 4 Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino of Japan 21-19, 21-11 in the final to add to their victories in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The 28-year-old Yaqiong, who could barely contain her excitement after winning the 2023 season-opener, is determined to do better than or at least equal last year’s feat of winning 10 titles.

“Yuta-Arisa are not an easy pair, so we played with more patience in the second game. I hope after this, we can be more consistent (to win more tournaments). I must admit that communication with Siwei is vital,” she said through a translator.

Siwei, 25, said the victory had boosted their confidence to do well in the 2023 India Open, which begins on Tuesday (Jan 17).