Chou Prevails in Epic – Indonesia Open: Day 3
Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen was in the end too clinical for the master Lin Dan as the fourth seed prevailed in three hard-fought games in their round of 16 clash at BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2019 earlier today.
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Billed as the match of the morning session, the pair did not disappoint exchanging a flurry of rallies in front of a vociferous Jakarta crowd.
Chou’s superior power was visible in both games as he seemed to hold a slight advantage throughout over the two-time Olympic champion.
It was an intense opening game with a handful of contentious line calls (in the absence of Hawkeye) that rattled both players. Chou said post-match: “Nothing was going right. But I just had to calm myself, do my best and push [my opponent].”