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Patna : World No 13 Pornpawee Chochunwong, 23, Thailand, stunned World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying, 26, Taiwan, in straight games in a Group Stage match at HSBC BWF World Tour Finals at Bangkok, Thailand, on January 28, 2021. With it, Chochuwong has now won both her Group Stage match while Tai Tzu has won only one.
Chochuwong beat Tai Tzu Ying 21-17, 21-11 in 37 minutes. Chochuwong was all over Tai Tzu in the second game not allowing her to rally back. Chochuwong won 42 rallies in the match to 28 by Tai Tzu. The Thai won 5 consecutive points in the match to 4 by Tai Tzu. Tai Tzu though still leads Chochuwong 3-1 Head to Head.
Tai Zu had defeated 2019 World Champion P V Sindhu, India, in her first Group Stage match on January 27, 2021. Chochuwong had defeated World No 5 and 2013 World Champion Ratchanok Intanon, 25, Thailand, in her first Group Stage match on January 27, 2021.