Chochuwong’s Steady Rise
With her defeat of newly-crowned world champion Pusarla V Sindhu at the ongoing VICTOR China Open 2019, Pornpawee Chochuwong built on her growing reputation as one of the players to watch out for.
· DEV SUKUMAR
“I’m really happy to get into the quarterfinals of a Super 1000 event. She is the world champion and today I just gave it my all and fought every shot she played. Today’s really a good day for me,” said Chochuwong, after the 58-minute match.
“The wind was shifting, and I just controlled my shots, I tried not to make any mistake,” added the soft-spoken Thai.
It has been a hard slog for the 21-year-old, who doesn’t possess the variety or the craft of her senior compatriot Ratchanok Intanon. She depends on a more workmanlike style to earn points, and while many of her generation made a name for themselves much before her, she has now begun to emerge out of the shadows of her more illustrious seniors and contemporaries.