Taiwanese badminton aces reach second round in Denmark Open

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/10/17
By:  Central News Agency

Taiwan's top badminton players Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) and Chou Tien-chen (周天成) cruised past their

opponents to advance into the second round of the singles tournaments at the Denmark Open in Odense Wednesday.

World No. 1 Tai took just 27 minutes to defeat Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand 21-15, 21-9.

Prior to Wednesday's game, the two had confronted each other seven times, six of which have been won by Tai.

Seeded fourth in the tournament, Tai started an aggressive play early on and took six consecutive points to stay the lead. However, this was short-lived as Jindapol was able to catch up to tie 15-15.
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