On January 23, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the Thailand Badminton Open are going on fiercely; the women’s singles arena staged a focus match. World champion Ma Lin and 18-year-old player An Xiying started their fourth match, and finally Ma Lin 2 0 (21-19, 21-15) defeated An Xiying and reached the final back-to-back; the other semi-final was staged between Dai Ziying and Intanon. Marin, who is in full form, is expected to win the second championship!
World Championship triple crown and Olympic champion Marin accidentally injured in 2019. She returned to the arena after a 7-month break. She originally thought that her condition would decline sharply, but Marin let the fans see Yi Liang, she showed stronger strength and stable state. The suspension of BWF events in 2020 also allows Marin to recover better, which makes her expected to successfully defend her title in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
In last week's game, Ma Lin, in full form, defeated Li Weiwei, An Xiying and Dai Ziying to win the first championship of the new season. This week Marin continued his form and successfully entered the top four.
The 18-year-old An Xiying emerged in the 2019 season. In the Su Cup, she defeated Dai Ziying and became famous; then in the French Open, An Xiying defeated Akane Yamaguchi and Marin to win the female The single champion is regarded as the future star of South Korea by fans and the media, and has been dubbed the "genius girl". An Xiying is currently ranked 9th in the world, and she is the South Korean female single sister. In last week's match, An Xiying swept Intanon 2-0 in the quarter-finals, but defeated Marin 0-2 in the semifinals.
In today's game, the two sides played very fiercely. In the first game, Marin led the start, An Xiying chased to 5 draws; then Marin stabilized the situation, relying on offensive advantages to maintain the lead, and entered the break with 11-8; An Xiying's defense against Marin in the second half Due to restrictions, An Xiying caught up to 19 tie at the end of the game, but lost 2 points in a row and lost the first game 19-21.
In the second game, An Xiying started the game 3-1, but then Marin overtook the score. An Xiying's defense had loopholes, and he made consecutive mistakes. Marin entered the break with a 11-7 lead; the second half of the game Marin scored another 4 points in a row, and the score came to 15-7; An Xiying chased 3 points to narrow the gap; but in the subsequent games, Marin kept controlling the rhythm of the game.In the end, he won another round 21-15 and advanced to the final!
.-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-