Today (September 22), the BWF Professional Tour China Open ended the finals. The men's singles finals are between Japanese player Momota Kento and Indonesian player Jinting . In the end, the world's No. 1 Momota Kento defeated Indonesian player Jin Ting with a 2-1 reversal.
in the first game, Jin Ting used rapid connection and attack to fight against Kento Momota, which was also the routine he used to defeat Kento Momota before. The two of them fought back and forth, from 3-3 to 9-9 to 17-17. At the critical moment, Jin Ting scored 2 points in a row to establish a weak score advantage. Then he took the lead in getting the game point 20-18, Kento Momota saved one, Jin Ting saved the second one, and won the first game 21-19.
In the second game, Jin Ting's physical fitness declined, and Kento Momota took the opportunity to take the lead in the score. After 14-14, Kento Momota scored 5 points in a row. After Kim Ting recovered 3 points, Kento Momota scored another 2 points, winning the game back 21-17.
decisive game, Momota Kento started 9-3, Kim Ting chased to 8-9, Momota scored another 3 points, Kim Ting chased to 11-12 again. The two of them chased each other all the way. Kento Momota scored 2 points in a row after 16-14, and Jin Ting applied for a medical suspension when he was behind 16-19. After the suspension came back, he scored 3 points in a row to tie the score. At the critical moment, Jin Ting returned the ball out of bounds in a long and multi-shot. Kento Momota got the match point first. Jin Ting made a mistake in returning the ball at the match point. Kento Momota narrowly won the decisive game 21-19 and won the first Chinese Open championship.
Both sides had 12 previous matches, with Kento Momota leading the way with 9 wins and 3 losses. Kento Momota lost to Kim Ting in the last time in the China Open, and he has won Kim Ting in five consecutive games since then.
After the game ended, the two exchanged jerseys and hugged them, just like brothers.
The women's singles final competition ended earlier, Spanish player Marin reversed 2-1 against Chinese Taipei player Dai Tzu-ying . This is also the second match she made her comeback after being away from the field for more than 7 months due to injury, and stood on the highest podium.
CBS News Center Reporter: Gong Nai'an
