Survival of the Finest! – Women’s Singles Preview
One is the overwhelming Finals favourite; the second is among a few players to have beaten the favourite this season and the third is last year's Finals runner-up who is yet to claim a title in 2018.
· GAYLE ALLEYNE
These are but three of the intriguing Women’s Singles storylines at the upcoming HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018, with that category continuing to produce compelling contenders and amazing matches which have fans glued to their screens globally.
Queen of the world, Tai Tzu Ying, has savoured another outstanding season, lifting six World Tour titles and becoming the first women’s solo player to surpass the million-dollar mark in career earnings. Her all-court wizardry and usually calm persona have combined to gift the Chinese Taipei star with the exceptional ability to canter away and crush opponents, to tough out close battles or to conjure up
brilliant comebacks – remember her resurrection from 16-20 down versus Carolina Marin in the decider of their PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2018 semi-final?