Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen defeated compatriot Wang Tzu-wei yesterday to advance to the final of the men’s singles at the Korea Open badminton tournament in Incheon, South Korea.
The second-seeded Chou, who is the world No. 2 in men’s singles, defeated world No. 25 Wang 12-21, 21-13, 21-11 in 1 hour, 4 minutes.
After losing the first game, Chou displayed an excellent net game and dominated the second and third games.
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Chou won 54 rallies out of the 99 played, while Wang won 45.
Chou faces first-seeded world No. 1 Kento Momoto of Japan, who outclassed world No. 30 Kashyap Parupalli of India 21-13, 21-15.
In mid-July, Chou scored one of the biggest victories of his career when he won the Blibli Indonesia Open, a top-tier BWF Super 1000 event, followed by a BWF Super 500 event in Thailand last month.
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The Taiwanese shuttler also caused a local sensation when he clinched the men’s singles title at the Yonex Open at the Taipei Arena this month, a lower-tier BWF Super 300 event.
Taiwan’s world No. 1 women’s singles player Tai Tzu-ying went down to world No. 6 Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 19-21, 11-21 in their semi-final, which lasted 32 minutes.
The Korea Open, a BWF Super 500 event, began on Tuesday at the Incheon Airport Skydome. The finals are today. The tournament carries a total purse of US$400,000.
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