Is TAI Tzu Ying the best ever Girls’s Singles champion on the All England? I feel so. In 2020 a landmark third trophy was gained, and this triumph proves her constant dominance of the elite in an period of nice gamers. 5 years on from her first title in Birmingham she continues to be world #1 and seeded #1 for this 12 months’s championship.
It’s fulfilling to curate pleased reminiscences so I wish to revisit a few of her greatest video games in Birmingham. There isn’t any doubt that when an excellent opponent evokes her, she reaches ranges of artistry that confound expectations. When TTY is within the area all eyes flip to her.
I’ve chosen three of my must-see matches. It’s fascinating to mirror that these video games characteristic distinctive opponents who all favour distinctive kinds & TTY outplayed all of them.
Closing 2017 v Ratchanok Intanon
El Classico! Two unbelievable skills who spurred one another on to heights of excellence – a sample we might see repeated in lots of different clashes between them down the years. The artistic imaginative and prescient of each gamers, the tempo of the sport, the precision, and the need to win had been unbelievable. After dropping the primary set Might performed all out to stage the match and was constantly in entrance . At 19-18 Ratchanok executed an excellent mixture of photographs to outplay TTY and get to set level 20-18. Whatever the peril she was in TTY replied with verve and focus; profitable 4 factors in a row to seal the Championship 21-16, 22-20. Sensible badminton.
Closing 2018 v Akane Yamaguchi
Epic Battle! The defending champion stepped onto court docket to face the #2 seed and what adopted was probably the greatest Championship ties ever. Akane was aggressive and pacey, working onerous to maintain TAI Tzu Ying away from the web and was in place to shut out the primary set at 20-19. The shuttler from Taiwan answered with supreme racket abilities, utilizing fantastic contact to get variations in velocity and energy. Once more, she competed with no worry regardless of intense stress from her Japanese rival. In fact, she used a reverse slice straight drop to achieve the initiative and lead 21-20 then secured set one 22-20. The second set was extra of the identical. Absolute dedication and focus from the pair of gamers. Akane coated each millimeter of the court docket as TTY’s cross- court docket drives, sudden injections of tempo and use of deception displayed her genius. Yamaguchi gave every little thing however couldn’t neutralize Tzu Ying and she or he collected the All England title for the second 12 months in a row. 22-20, 21-13. Breathtaking badminton.
Closing 2020 v CHEN Yufei
Earlier conferences with CYF had uncovered TAI Tzu Ying’s tendency for self-sabotage. This time she was resilient. This was an encounter that exposed an excellent deal about her inside energy and skill to evolve. TTY turned one among CYF’s nice belongings – Endurance – in opposition to her. It was a trump card. TTY was majestic: she stayed calm and targeted her assaults with precision by no means permitting the Chinese language participant to flee the relentless stress. 21-19, 21-15. There was an inevitability to this win; it was a career-defining victory.
Merely the Finest!
Nobody flukes three titles on the All England. TAI Tzu Ying’s document in Birmingham reveals an genuine legend. I can’t wait to see her competing once more quickly.
“Braveness means daring to do what you think about”
Mike Krzyzewski
These three matches are simple to seek out on YouTube so deal with your self and cool down to look at some TTY magic. IF you loved studying this then check out this text from my archives that celebrated her third title https://womensbadminton.co.uk/2020/03/23/tai-tzu-ying-the-triple-champion/
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