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Olympic silver medalist Tai Tzu-ying’s (戴資穎) dreams of a first Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships women’s singles title were dashed yesterday in Spain after world No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan outplayed her in straight games.
World No. 1 Tai, seemingly hampered by an injury as the match neared its end, lost 14-21, 11-21 to Yamaguchi, who was the more battle-tested of the two entering the tournament, having played and performed well in several events since the Tokyo Olympics.
This was the furthest Tai has gone in the World Championships, as she has not made it further than the quarter-finals despite
/ Staff writer, with CNAOlympic silver medalist Tai Tzu-ying’s （戴資穎） dreams of a first Badminton World Federation （BWF） World Championships women’s singles title were dashed yesterday in Spain after world No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan outplayed her in straight games.