Taiwan’s badminton queen considers retirement

Tai Tzu-ying expresses desire to open school after 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/01/21
By: Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Tai Tzu-ying wants to open school for Taiwanese children. (Facebook photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese badminton ace Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) said during an interview with The New Indian Express that she is considering hanging up her racket after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Ranked as the world's No. 1 womens' singles badminton player, Tai had an incredible winning rate of 90 percent in 2018 and 86 percent in 2019. She also holds the current record for being the top-ranked player for the longest period in Badminton World Federation (BWF) history.

According to the article published on Monday (Jan. 20), the 25-year-old Taiwanese star said that she does not really care about her numbers as much as whether she is having fun. She added that her secret to constantly performing at a high level is to enjoy every match and minimize basic mistakes.

Regarding her main opponent Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, the pride of India and the world's No. 2 ranked badminton player, Tai laughed and said that there is no rivalry between the two. Tai proceeded to praise Sindhu, saying that she is a tough opponent to face.   [FULL  STORY]

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