The China Post
Date: July 4, 2016
By: CNA
TAIPEI — Taiwanese badminton players Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) and Chou Tien-chen (周天成)
Badminton player Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) shows off her medal after beating Chinese ace Wang Shixian (王適嫻) in the women’s singles final of the YONEX Chinese Taipei Open 2016 tournament on Sunday, July 3. (CNA)
kept the singles titles at the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open at home Sunday.
Tai, ranked world No. 9 as of June 30, took on No. 8 player Wang Shixian (王適嫻) of China in the women’s singles final of the six-day tournament held in Taipei Arena.
Tai beat Wang 23:21, 21:6 to grab her second singles title in the tournament, a Grand Prix Gold event which carries total prize money of US$200,000. She first won the tournament in 2012.
Tai said Wang is a fast runner and she won by keeping up with the Chinese player’s pace and seizing opportunities to launch attacks.
Following Tai’s victory, Chou, world No. 7 and two-time runner-up in the tournament — in 2012 and 2015 — triumphed over his No. 53 Chinese opponent Qiao Bin (喬斌) 21:18, 21:17 in the men’s singles final. [FULL STORY]
