I overcame my own nerves to win my first tournament of the year,” said Ratchanok as she received her winner’s cheque for US$26,250. Tai, however, smashed the shuttlecock into the body of her Thai opponent to take a narrow lead 11-10 at the intermission. She successfully took the match into the decisive game after replying a short service return to force an error from Ratchanok. In an exhilarating third game, Ratchanok shrugged off some rusty play to fight back from 15-18 to draw level at 19 all. She will next head for two World Tour Super 500 in Indonesia Masters and India Open next and the following weeks.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 21, 2018 18:00 UTC