Arctic Open: Style Change Lifts Chochuwong Past Tai
Pornpawee Chochuwong has adopted a new way of playing to improve her chances of deeper runs at tournaments and today saw a glimpse of how she could benefit from it at CLASH OF CLANS Arctic Open 2023 powered by YONEX.
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Centred around conserving energy, Chochuwong was able to ditch her hurriedness to an effective degree against top seed Tai Tzu Ying and came out a 21-19 23-21 winner at the end of a keen contest. It took Chochuwong to her first semifinal on the HSBC BWF World Tour since her Swiss Open success in March.
“I felt I wasted a lot of energy running around the court previously, now it’s more about run and control (the shuttle),” said the Thai. “It’s a work in progress, I hope to get better at this new way of playing.”
On her second victory over Tai in six meetings, Chochuwong added: “I tried to make her move more and didn’t rush into killing the shuttle. I only went for it when I was 100 per cent sure I could kill it.