Chou Prevails in Thriller – Day 1: HSBC BWF World Tour Finals
Two evenly matched Men’s Singles players produced another thriller at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 this evening.
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Four of the previous seven matches between Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen and Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting had gone three games, and it was no different today. The battle of wits swung Chou’s way after 76 minutes, helping him make his career record 4-4 against Ginting.
The top seed (featured image) had trouble closing it out from 19-14 in the third, with Ginting inching closer. Chou finally wrapped it up 17-21 21-18 21-18 to keep the slate clear for the top seeds, all of whom won their opening matches.
“He has a lot of skills, and I had to defend hard and focus on his shots,” Chou said. “The shuttle is a bit slow so maybe it was more difficult for him. I had a 19-14 lead in the third game and as he was getting close I told myself I had to attack, and I made it, and I’m happy with the way I played the match.”