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Patna : World No 1 female shuttler Tai Tzu Ying, 24, Chinese Taipei, beat World No 12 Beiwen Zhang, 28, USA, in her first match in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour finals at Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China, on December 12, 2018. Tai Tzu Ying beat Zhang in straight games 21-15, 21-17 in just 30 minutes. World No 5 Nozomi Okuhara, 23, Japan, beat Michelle Li, 27, Canada, 21-18, 23-21 in 51 minutes in her first match.
In the Men’s section, World No 3 Chou Tien Chen, 28, Chinese Taipei, beat World No 7 Anthony Sinisuka Jinting, 22, Indonesia, in a three-game thriller 17-21, 21-18, 21-18 in 76 minutes. World No 2 Shi Yuqi, 22, China, beat World No 6 Son Wan Ho, 30, South Korea, in another three-game thriller 16-21, 21-19, 21-8 in 65 minutes.