Tai and Chou thrill with Taipei Open finals wins

Badminton world No. 2 Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) of Taiwan yesterday won the Yonex Taipei Open for a fourth time, beating World No. 35 Saena Kawakami of Japan 21-17, 21-16 at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium.
World No. 4 Chou Tien-chen (周天成) also did Taiwan proud in the men’s singles, beating World No. 38 Kodai Naraoka of Japan 14-21, 21-10, 21-6 in 1 hour, 1 minute.
Tai’s final lasted 37 minutes — her longest match during the tournament.
Despite Tai taking an early lead in both games, Kawakami managed to even the score twice during the first game and was just one point behind

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