Badminton world No. 1 Tai wins Singapore Open women’s singles

2019/04/16

Badminton World No. 1 Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan retained her women’s singles title at the Singapore Open April 14, overcoming Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to claim the lion’s share of the total US$355,000 in prize money.
 
 Tai took 41 minutes to defeat Okuhara 21-19, 21-15 to repeat her 2017 success at the Badminton World Federation-sanctioned event. The win was her second tournament victory this month after claiming the Malaysia Open April 7 in Kuala Lumpur.
 
 The first game was a relatively close affair, with the second more challenging for Tai until she broke free at 11-10 to bring home the bacon. The Asian stars are fierce rivals, and Tai’s latest triumph gives her a 5-4 career lead over Okuhara.
 
 According to BWF, the Singapore Open was staged April 9-14 in the city-state. It was the 32nd edition of the annual tournament since its launch in 1987.

Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)