Reporter Cai Houxuan/Comprehensive Report
▲Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi was reversed by Chinese player Zhang Yiman in the top 8. The women’s singles F4 is determined to be missing 3 and 1. (Picture/reproduced from BWF official website)
In the top 8 of the Super 1000 Series Malaysian Open, the last women’s singles match on the 10th was played by Japanese sister Akane Yamaguchi against Chinese player Zhang Yiman. Akane, who returned from injury, quickly won the first game with 21:12, but His physical strength declined significantly in the second and third games, and he lost two games 17:21 in a row. He fought hard against Zhang Yiman and missed the top four of the women’s singles, becoming the only player to be eliminated in the women’s singles BIG 4.
Akane Yamaguchi was injured in the women’s team of the Hangzhou Asian Games last year and finally made her comeback at the Malaysian Open this year. She faced Thailand’s second sister Supanida Katethong in the first round and Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour in the second round. Condition, reaching the top 8 without losing a game. This time, the opponent in the top 8 met Zhang Yiman, who had won all the previous 4 games. After the first game ended in a tie at 12:12, Xiao Qian scored 9 points in a row and easily won the first point at 21:12.
Xiao Akane also maintained the lead in the first half of the second game. Unexpectedly, at 12:9, Yamaguchi Akane suddenly lost her way, allowing Zhang Yiman to score 5 points in a row, directly reversing the lead. Although Xiao Akane caught up to 1 point behind, but At 17:18, Zhang Yiman scored 3 points in a row to even the game. In the decisive game, Akane Yamaguchi fell behind from the beginning. Although she tied the score twice in the middle, she even scored 3 points to come back ahead when she fell behind at 14:16. However, Zhang Yiman showed strong resilience and scored 4 more points in a row. In the end, he won the first match of his career with 21:17, and also eliminated Akane Yamaguchi and advanced to the semi-finals.
Women’s singles “BIG 4” first sister Chen Yufei from China, Taiwanese first sister Tai Tzu Ying and South Korean queen Ahn Se-young all defeated their opponents one by one to advance to the top four. However, Akane Yamaguchi was eliminated in the top 8 this time, and the women’s singles F4 failed to win. Get together for the first battle of the new year. Tomorrow, Tai Tzu Ying will face Chen Yufei in the top four, while Zhang Yiman will face An Xiying for tickets to the finals.
2024-01-12 12:01:00
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