Chen upsets two-time champion Tai to win women's singles title at All England Open


BIRMINGHAM, England -- Third seed Chen Yufei dashed Tai Tzu Ying's hopes of winning a hat-trick of women's singles titles as she beat the two-time defending champion in straight sets at the All England Open badminton championships here on Sunday.
The 20-year-old Chen, who had lost all their 11 previous meetings, pulled ahead 16-9 in the first set but Tai managed to narrow the gap to 19-17. Chen settled the first set with two more points at 21-17.
The second set was an see-saw play although Chen enjoyed the upper hand most of the time. Tai fought back from 16-12 down to level the score at 17-17 before Chen took advantage of Tai's mistakes to seal the victory 21-17.
As she won the final point Chen fell to the court at Arena Birmingham to celebrate the victory.
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