Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/08
By: Jay Chou and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, July 8 (CNA) World No. 1 badminton player Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) of Taiwan won
World No. 1 badminton player Tai Tzu-ying (right)
the women’s singles title at the BLIBLI Indonesia Open in Jakarta, beating China’s No. 5 seed Chen Yufei (陳雨菲) 21-23, 21-15, 21-9.
The victory marked Tai’s 29th consecutive career win and her 5th straight title this year.
After losing the first game, Tai got off to a good start in the second but was given a tough fight by her Chinese opponent before she was able to power through to a hard-fought 21-15, 21-9 victory in 53 minutes.
Before clinching the BLIBLI Indonesia Open, the 24-year-old defending champion claimed her third Malaysia Open title with a 22-20, 21-11 win over China’s He Bingjiao (何冰嬌) in just 35 minutes earlier this month to further consolidate her world No. 1 women’s singles ranking. [FULL STORY]
