It was her first final since she lost to He Bingjiao of China 11-21 18-21 in the final of this tournament 12 months ago. “I tried to move Xiaoxin around and went for the attacks when opportunities came. That’s how I won many points from the match,” said Nitchaon whose one of two World Grand Prix Gold titles occurred here in 2013. The world No 15 will take on Malaysian world No 12 Beiwen Zhang who leads her 3-1 in their lifetime record. Thailand also have representatives in the women’s doubles finals as second seeded Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai will face Japanese Akane Araki and Aoi Matsuda.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 05, 2017 05:03 UTC