[Sports Road News]Chinese Taipei’s “Second Sister of the World” Tai Tzu-ying played in Tokyo today (27th) in the “2022 World Badminton Championships” women’s singles 4 to beat China’s Chen Yufei, and was tied following leading one game. Although the tiebreaker fell behind by a large margin, it once saved 6 tiebreaker points in a row, but in the end, it still lost 1:2 in the number of games and failed to advance to the finals for two consecutive times. Chen Yufei will compete with Akane Yamaguchi, the world’s first sister of Japan, who is striving to defend her title.
Tai Tzu Ying, who finished runner-up at the World Championships last year, once once more reached the top 4 and won the medal this year, competing with Chen Yufei, the world’s fourth-ranked old rival, for the final seat. The two have played once morest each other 23 times before, and Tai Tzu Ying has a good record of 17 wins and 6 losses. However, following losing to Chen Yufei in the Tokyo Olympics final last year, the two will meet 4 times in 2022 and win two games equally. In today’s meeting, Tai Tzu Ying took the lead with an 8-point advantage early in the first game and took the lead 21:15.
The two led each other in the second game. Tai Tzu Ying failed to maintain her bravery following taking a 11:9 lead and was reversed by Chen Yufei who scored 7 points in a row. The latter tied the game at 21:14. Tai Tzu Ying failed to regroup in the deciding game. Chen Yufei scored 5 consecutive points in the early stages to lead 11:4 and exchanged the field, and then it was successfully opened to 20:12. Although Tai Tzu Ying then withstood the pressure and saved 6 consecutive decisive points, but in the end, Chen Yufei won 21:18, won 2:1 in the total number of games and advanced to the final, breaking through the individual who stopped in the top 4 in 2017 and 2019 and won the bronze medal best score.
In the other women’s singles quarter-finals, Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi, who was striving to defend her title, eliminated South Korea’s Ahn Se-young in straight sets. The world’s first sister Akane Yamaguchi, who enjoys the advantage of the home game, took the lead with An Zeying in the first game. With the best performance in the last stage, she won two points in a row and won 21:19. However, Akane Yamaguchi won the second game with ease. In the early stage, she took a 6:4 lead and then scored 8 points in one fell swoop. In the end, she won 21:12 and reached the final for the second consecutive year.
Chen Yufei will compete with Akane Yamaguchi for the championship tomorrow. If the latter wins, he will be the first Japanese player to successfully defend his title. If Chen Yufei wins, it will be China’s second women’s singles title following Wang Yihan in 2011. Akane Yamaguchi and Chen Yufei have played once morest each other 21 times in the past. The former has a 13-8 advantage, and since 2021, Akane Yamaguchi has won the last three matches.
This article is by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Badminton World Championships]Tai Tzu Ying turned the tide and missed the final」