Tai turns tables on Olympic champ Chen to win Thailand OpenTaiwan's Tai Tzu-ying hits a return against China's Chen Yufei during their women's singles final match at the 2022 Thailand Open badminton tournament in Bangkok on May 22, 2022. (AFP photo)Badminton's world number two Tai Tzu-ying exacted revenge against Olympic champion Chen Yufei on Sunday by winning the Thailand Open women's singles title in a rematch of their final in Tokyo. Tai reached the final on Saturday when Thailand's eighth-ranked Ratchanok Intanon was unable to capitalise on a home-court advantage in her match against the world number two. In the final, Tai - who lost last year's Thailand Open final to Spain's Carolina Marin - got off to a fast start against the Chinese world number four and eventually sealed the win 21-15, 17-21, 21-12. Tai then quickly opened up a seven-point lead in the final game and rode the momentum to claim victory.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2022 12:39 UTC