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Two sets swept Rio silver medalist Dai Ziying advanced to the final to meet Chen Yufei

author:Gong Weijie

Beijing time on July 31 news, Tokyo Olympic Games women's singles ended the second semi-final, Chinese Taipei's Dai Ziying won the promotion. In the match against India's Sindu, Dai Ziying won 2-0. Dai Ziying will compete with Chen Yufei for the women's singles title.

Two sets swept Rio silver medalist Dai Ziying advanced to the final to meet Chen Yufei

  Dai Ziying is the No. 2 seed in the Olympic women's singles, but her world ranking has returned to the first place and is considered a big favorite for the Olympic women's singles. For Dai Ziying, what she needs most is to prove herself with the victory of the competition. Sindu was a silver medalist at the Rio Olympics, having already made the history of Badminton in India. This time in Tokyo, Sindu's goal is to go further. In the quarter-finals, Sindu did not give Japan's Akane Yamaguchi any chance, and she showed her strength on the field.

  Dai Ziying and Sindu have met 18 times in the World Badminton League, with Dai Ziying winning 13 and losing 5. The two last met in the World Tour Finals earlier this year, when Dai Ziying narrowly defeated Sindu 2-1.

  After the start of the first set, Sindu took the lead, and Dai Ziying quickly returned the attack to achieve a counter-overtake. In the following game, the two played very glue, and the lead changed hands several times. Sindu struggled to counter-attack at the end of the first set, and Dai Ziying fought back in time to hold the lead, and she won the first set 21-18.

  In the second set, Dai Ziying maintained a high speed, and she used the landing point to control Sindu, and soon took a 9-5 lead. Although Sindu tried to chase points afterwards, the initiative of the game was firmly controlled by Dai Ziying, who won another set 21-12 and eliminated Sindu to reach the final 2-0.

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