2023-11-16 09:09:00
Zhou Tiancheng. (File photo, AFP)
[Reporter Lin Yuefu/Comprehensive Report]Taiwan’s top brother Zhou Tiancheng defeated Indian player Prannoy HS 19:21, 21:16, 21:19 in the Super 500 Series Japan Badminton Masters today and advanced to the top 8 of the men’s singles .
Zhou Tiancheng, who won the German Hero Open, lost to Turkish silver player Liao Zhuofu in the first round of the South Korean Open in the previous stop. After a week of adjustments, Xiao Tian made a comeback in the Japan Masters, winning 21:14, 21:9 yesterday. Defeated the top player Kanta Tsuneyama, ranked 16th in the world, and advanced to the top 16.
Zhou Tiancheng, ranked 12th in the world, won 6 out of 10 games once morest Prannoy in the past. However, in the most recent Malaysian Masters in May this year, Prannoy staged a comeback victory in 3 games.
Zhou Tiancheng never took the lead in the first game today, but he kept close to Prannoy all the way. Unfortunately, at 17:20, he scored 2 points in a row to resolve the last points of the two opponents, but was caught in the net due to a jump kill, allowing the Indian player to make the first move. One city.
Zhou Tiancheng tried to cheer up at the beginning of the second game and scored 5 points in a row, but was later tied by Prannoy. Xiaotian’s opponent’s serve went directly out of bounds and entered the timeout at 11:10; following the timeout, Zhou Tiancheng was hit by his opponent’s mistake. Pianduo launched a 6:1 offensive, and Xiaotian even completed the smash at 19:16 to get the game point. Then Prannoy returned the ball out of bounds, and Taiwan’s No. 1 brother also successfully extended the battle line.
Zhou Tiancheng had an unstable grasp of his opponent in the third game and once held a 12:4 lead. However, he encountered turbulence once more and was chased by Prannoy at 19:19. Fortunately, Xiaotian withstood the critical moment and finally won consecutive games. After scoring 2 points to complete the reversal, Xiaotian will meet Japanese player Kouki Watanabe in the top 8.
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