Wang takes Li revenge in Singapore
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June 24, 2013, Monday
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WORLD champion Wang Yihan exacted revenge for her heart-breaking Olympic final loss to Li Xuerui yesterday when she thumped her Chinese team-mate in the Singapore Open final to topple her from the top of the rankings.
The fourth-seeded Wang took just 39 minutes to overpower Li 21-18, 21-12, hitting 17 smash winners as she claimed her first Singapore Open title and returned to world No. 1.
Wang, who also beat Li in straight games at the Badminton Asia Championships final in April, now appears to have reasserted her dominance just in time to defend her world title in Guangzhou in early August.
There was also drama in the men's competition when unseeded Indonesian Tommy Sugiarto fought back to stun defending champion Boonsak Ponsana and claim his first ever Superseries title.
The 25-year-old dropped the opening game 20-22 but he overpowered the Thai veteran, a two-time Singapore winner, 21-5 in the second before breaking open a tightly-fought decider 21-17.
Olympic women's doubles champions Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei claimed their second Singapore Open title in three years as the fifth-seeded Chinese pair beat Japanese second seeds Misaki Matsumoto and Ayaka Takahashi 21-19, 21-16.
The fourth-seeded Wang took just 39 minutes to overpower Li 21-18, 21-12, hitting 17 smash winners as she claimed her first Singapore Open title and returned to world No. 1.
Wang, who also beat Li in straight games at the Badminton Asia Championships final in April, now appears to have reasserted her dominance just in time to defend her world title in Guangzhou in early August.
There was also drama in the men's competition when unseeded Indonesian Tommy Sugiarto fought back to stun defending champion Boonsak Ponsana and claim his first ever Superseries title.
The 25-year-old dropped the opening game 20-22 but he overpowered the Thai veteran, a two-time Singapore winner, 21-5 in the second before breaking open a tightly-fought decider 21-17.
Olympic women's doubles champions Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei claimed their second Singapore Open title in three years as the fifth-seeded Chinese pair beat Japanese second seeds Misaki Matsumoto and Ayaka Takahashi 21-19, 21-16.
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