BWF World Tour Finals: Tai Tzu Ying, Anders Antonsen crack aura of invincibility around Carolina Marin, Viktor Axelsen Long-reigning World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying matched Carolina Marin’s scorching pace, pinned her repeatedly on her slightly vulnerable backhand baseline to come from 17-19 down in the decider to win 14-21, 21-8, 21-19 Shirish Nadkarni February 01, 2021 10:20:03 IST Tai Tzu Ying won four straight points to beat Carolina Marin in the BWF World Tour Finals. AFP/Badminton Association of Thailand
Going into the title round of the BWF World Tour Finals, two rejuvenated, back-from-surgery players, Spain’s Carolina Marin and Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, had managed to build an aura of invincibility around themselves over the course of three tournaments played at the Impact Arena, Bangkok, during the immediately preceding three weeks.
BWF World Tour Finals: Anatomy of a Danish Duel
Viktor Axelsen had four straight titles, a 29-match unbeaten streak and loads of momentum going into the year-end final in Bangkok.
Anders Antonsen had won the biggest title of his career coming out of it
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By Bikash Mohapatra. Photos: Badmintonphoto
Coming into the year-end BWF World Tour Finals Viktor Axelsen had everything going for him. The Dane had been in impressive form in early 2020, reaching the final of the Malaysia Masters and defending his title in Spain, before winning his maiden All England Open in an emphatic manner – dropping just one game in five matches.
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