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

Xinhua | Updated: 2019-03-11 09:32
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Chen Yufei reacts during her women's singles final match against Tai Tzu Ying in Birmingham, Britain, March 10, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]

Chen's victory is also the second from team China this year following Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan's win in the women's doubles final.

The two 21-year-olds came from behind from one set down and saved two match points in the second set to beat third seed Japanese pair Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara 18-21, 22-20, 21-11.

After the game, Chen said: "We're so happy." Jia added: "It's just fantastic to win the title this year and we beat really strong opponents through all the earlier matches - it just gave us so much motivation and confidence for future performances."

Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong took a sweet revenge on their defeat in last year's final as they beat defending champions Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino of Japan 21-17, 22-20, winning China the third title in this tournament.

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