Taipei Times
Date: Mar 18, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA and AFP, BIRMINGHAM, England
Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying on Friday beat her rival in the women’s singles quarter-finals at the
Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan plays against Aya Ohori in the Yonex All-England Open women’s singles quarter-final on Friday in Birmingham, England. Photo: Reuters
Yonex All-England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham to enter the semi-finals.
World No. 1 Tai cruised past Aya Ohori of Japan 21-12, 21-13 in a match that lasted just 33 minutes.
She is next to compete against eighth seed and world No. 7 Chen Yufei of China.
The two have competed six times in the past, all of which were won by Tai.
Their latest encounter was in the finals of the Malaysia Masters in January, which was won by Tai in two straight games. [FULL STORY]
