Top-ranked Tai Tzu-ying pushed through a challenging second game to clinch a 21-8, 23-21 victory against Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt at the Thailand Open to set the women’s singles final with former world No 1 Carolina Marin. The Spaniard trounced South Korean teenager An Se-young 21-16, 21-16 on Saturday.
Tai Tzu player made a strong start, but Blichfeldt’s strong defence caused her problems.
“In the second game, the speed of the shuttle was different down that end and I had to adapt to that,” said Tai. “I didn’t feel any negative situation for myself, and I think if I play like this, I’m so ready for tomorrow,” she said.
The men’s singles final will be between Viktor Axelsen and Ka Long Angus Ng.
Demark’s fourth-seeded Axelsen mounted a strong comeback against Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting to win 21-19, 13-21, 21-13 in 63 minutes. Seven-seeded Angus Long of Hong Kong started off slow against Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen, ranked second in the…