On August 1, Beijing time, in the women's singles final of the Tokyo Olympics badminton, Chinese player Chen Yufei defeated Chinese Taipei player Dai Ziying 2:1 with a total score of 21:18, 19:21, 21:18 and won the gold medal.

The picture shows the award ceremony.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang

(Tokyo Olympics) Chen Yufei beats Dai Ziying to win gold in badminton women's singles

　　China News Service, Tokyo, August 1 (Bian Liqun) In the women's singles final of badminton on August 1, Chinese player Chen Yufei defeated Chinese Taipei player Dai Ziying 2:1 and successfully won the gold medal.

　　Chen Yufei faced Dai Ziying as the No. 2 seed in the tournament. The two had played up to 18 times before, and Chen Yufei only won 3 times, but in the last 4 matches, Chen Yufei had the upper hand with 3 wins and 1 loss.

　　As the women's single seeded player in the Tokyo Olympics, Chen Yufei has grown rapidly in recent years.

In the 2019 season with three wins against Dai Ziying, she won 8 championships including the finals and the All England Open, and also ranked first in the world at the end of the year.

The picture shows Chen Yufei in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang

　　In the first game, the two sides were inextricably divided. It was not until 17:17 that Chen Yufei scored 2 points in a row before opening the score slightly, and the first game was 21:18.

　　In the second round, the scores of the two sides rose alternately. After a 6:6 tie, Chen Yufei scored 4 points in a row to open the score.

However, Dai Ziying continued to exert his strength and overtook the score to 16:14. After a tug-of-war, Dai Ziying pulled back a city at 21:19.

　　In the deciding game, Chen Yufei started smoothly and once took a 10-3 lead.

Since then, Dai Ziying continued to chase points, and Chen Yufei withstood the pressure at the critical moment and ended the game 21:18.

　　In the bronze medal match, Chinese player He Bingjiao faced the Rio Olympic runner-up and Indian player Sindu.

In the first game, Xindu was very strong and played a wave of 4:0. After that, He Bingjiao once overtook 6:5, but fell into a scoring shortage in the game. Xindu took the lead again and widened the score gap to 21:13. Go to the next city first.

　　In the second game, Sindu continued to take the initiative, maintaining the lead while the score alternately increased, winning another game at 21:15.

He Bingjiao regretted that he missed the bronze medal.

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