Day 2 Match 9 Report – HAN Ying vs. CHENG I-Ching
HAN Ying (GER) 4 - 1 CHENG I-Ching (TPE) (11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 5-2*, 5-2*)
She may have lost 4-0 in her previous encounter to Cheng I-Ching but Han Ying did not let that nor her opponent’s higher ranking affect her as the defensive chopper came out tops in this encounter. The veteran from Germany proved a worthy replacement for the injured Liu Shiwen as she settled in quickly and simply wore her opponent down with accurate backspin returns, varying lengths and effective kill shots when opportunities arose. Two FAST5 games were enough to achieve the winning score, and played in a similar patient manner as Han ended the campaign of a clearly frustrated Cheng.
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