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Patna : World No 6 Ratchanok Intanon, 24, Thailand, upset World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying, 25, Taiwan, in the women’s singles semi-finals to reach the final of Korea Open, an HSBC BSWF World Tour Super 500 Tournament, at Incheon, South Korea, on September 28, 2019. Intanon, the 2013 World Champion, will face World No He Bing Jiao, 22, China, in the final on September 29, 2019.
Sixth seed Intanon beat 3rd seed Tai Tzu Ying I n straight games 21-19, 21-11 in 33 minutes in semi-finals at Incheon Airport Skydome, Incheon. Intanon won 42 rallies in the match to 30 by Tai Tzu. Intanon won 4 consecutive points in the match to 5 by Tai Tzu.
Intanon, who has won 23 career titles, now leads Tai Tzu 14-12 Head to Head. Tai Tzu, who has won 25 career titles, had lost in the final of Victor China Open last week.
He Bing Jiao beat World No 9 Michelle Li, 27, Canada, 21-9, 21-15 in 31 minutes in the semi-finals. Bing Jiao won 42 rallies in the match to 24 by Li. The Chinese won 6 consecutive points in the match to 3 by the Canadian. Bing Jiao now leads Li 5-0 Head to Head.
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