Tai’s Wallet Swells
Chinese Taipei Women’s Singles ace Tai Tzu Ying leads the prize money earners’ list with US $ 39,550 at the end of five HSBC BWF World Tour events this season, in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Switzerland.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The World No.1 was a runner-up at the Perodua Malaysia Masters before claiming the Daihatsu
Indonesia Masters in late January. The earnings from the two tournaments placed her ahead of Denmark’s Christinna Pedersen, who is the second-highest earner with US $ 33,862. Pedersen excelled in both her doubles categories, making US $ 18,725 in Women’s Doubles and US $ 15,137 in Mixed Doubles.
Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon is close behind with US $ 36,400. Intanon started the year positively, winning the Malaysia Masters, and finishing semi-finalist at the Indonesia Masters and the Yonex-Sunrise Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta India Open.