Beijing time, on May 4, the 2019 New Zealand Open entered the semi-finals. In the women's singles match, the 17-year-old Korean dark horse An Se-young defeated No. 18th Aya and successfully entered the finals of the Super 300 event, which was her best result in her personal high-level event.
22-year-old Japanese player Aya Ohori entered the semi-finals for the first time this season and is currently ranked 18th in the world. This season, Aya Ohori toured four times in the first round, entered the quarterfinals for the second time, and entered the quarterfinals for the third time. All England and Asian Championships were both defeated by Chen Yufei, and lost three times to his teammates, and his results were not outstanding.
17-year-old An Shiying is a dark horse who successfully entered the semi-finals and is currently ranked 78th in the world. This season, he only participated in three open tournaments and performed very well. In the Lingshui Masters, she withdrew due to injury. For the second time she participated in the challenge, she entered the finals and finished second in three games. The New Zealand Open will be her third entry, and in the quarter-finals, it reversed 2-1 to rank 11 Zhang Beiwen.
At the beginning of the game, Aya Ohori made many unnecessary mistakes, and An Shiying made a very tricky offense. The two sides were in a stalemate at the beginning, and then An Shiying scored 3 points in a row and overtook 8-6. An Shiying maintained a lead in the lead with about 2 points, and then Ohori Ai accelerated his counterattack and scored 2 points in a row. An Shiying scored a fake move and led 11-9 to enter the first technical timeout. After returning from the game, Aya Ohori made too many mistakes, and An Shiying scored a 4-0 climax, expanding the score to 16-10. Ohori Ai accelerated his attack and scored 3 points in a row. In multiple shots, Aya Ohori ended with a mistake. An Shiying expanded the score to 19-14 to establish a leading position. Ohori Ai resisted stubbornly, and An Se-young took the lead with the lead 21-17.
Change of sides and fight again. An Shiying became more and more braver as he fought, completely suppressing Ohori Ai, and the score reached 8-3. An Shiying returned the ball very quickly, and Aya Ohori made many unnecessary mistakes and quickly entered the technical timeout with a lead of 11-5. After a short break, Aya Ohori forced to speed up, but An Shiying played very well. An Shiying completely controlled the rhythm on the court and expanded the score to 17-10. Ohori Aya fought back tenaciously and chased to 14-18. An Shiying fluctuated a little, and Aya Ohori scored 7 points in a row to win the game 21-19.
Decisive game, the two sides competed very fiercely. After the 7 draw, An Se-young scored 2 points in a row, but Aya Ohori kept holding on to the score. An Shiying led 11-8 to enter the exchange field. An Shiying always maintained the lead, but Aya Ohori stubbornly chased the points. An Shiying expanded the score and won 21-13, defeated Aya Ohori 2-1, successfully reaching the final.
