Yonex Denmark Open: Wang Yihan narrowly beats Sung Ji Hyun in Women’s Singles quarter-final
Ruling World Number One Wang Yihan, who is one of the most decorated shuttlers from China, employed all of her skills and narrowly outplayed Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun in Women’s Singles quarter-final clash at the Yonex Denmark Open Premier Super Series 2012 at
Odense, on Friday, October 19.
The in-form Yihan, who is seeded at number one in Women’s Singles main draw of the tournament, had to employ all of her reserves while playing against her lower ranked Korean rival and managed to win the battle in three games.
Yihan was in good form in the first game but failed to take the second set and lost it with a reasonable margin.
However, Chinese shuttler bounced back in to the final set and won the match with a decent score on the board in 59 minutes.
On the other hand, the World Number Eight Ji Hyun played competitive badminton and troubled her top seeded opponent but failed to remain consistent in the final set and lost the match in rubber sets.
In the first set, it was Yihan who showed aggression and easily managed a wonderful lead in opening points.
The higher ranked Chinese shuttler did not face any problem from her rival on court and stayed miles ahead until the end of first half.
After the one-minute break, Yihan increased her speed and stretched the gap on score board without putting in extra effort and eventually won the set with a margin of 21-13.
In the second game, Ji Hyun also showed her class by playing dominating badminton in all areas of the court and remained in commanding position until the break.
After the interval, Yihan geared up her speed but failed to play positive badminton and lost the se with a 16-21 score on the board.
In the deciding set, it was the higher ranked Chinese player who put up stunning show of incredible badminton and remained ahead on the board throughout the game.
Yihan managed to overpower her rival by taking the bird early and wrapped up the final set with a stunning 21-8 margin on the board.
The higher ranked Yihan won this thrilling battle in hard-fought three games with a 21-13 and 16-21 and 21-8 score on the board.
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