Tai Tzu-ying's world No. 1 ranking and her shoesBy the time this editorial goes to press, Taiwan badminton champion Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) will have been officially named the world No. The rare achievement was accomplished after the 22-year-old player clinched the women's singles title at the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships on Sunday, catapulting her to the world No. 9, 21:15, 21:17, on Sunday evening, Tai brought home her second Hong Kong Open title since 2014. Originally a medal hopeful at the Rio Games, Tai ended her trip at a singles quarterfinal on Aug. 16 after losing to Sindhu.

Source: The China Post December 01, 2016 16:04 UTC