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12/23/2024 12:51:31 am

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Badminton News: He Bingjiao of China Wins 2016 Yonex Japan Open

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(Photo : gettyimages.com) He Bingjiao has won the 2016 Yonex Japan Open.

He Bingjiao of China has won her very first BWF World Super Series title after claiming the 2016 Yonex Japan Open on Sunday.

The 19-year-old Chinese badminton ace got the better of her compatriot Sun Yu 21-14 7-21 21-18 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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He, who was this year's Swiss Open champion, fought with a lot of nerves and remained calm despite trailing 0-7 in the early stage of the third set to narrow the deficit within three, 10-13, before successfully edging her opponent in the deciding set of the championship match.

"There's responsibility on us to follow in the steps of our seniors," He said after the match. "In a sense, it was good that my opponent had the early lead in the third game since I could chase her and put the pressure on her."

With the victory, He will be earning the tournament's maximum 9,200 ranking points that will make her rankings moves up. He now has a total of 48,501 ranking points in the 13 tournaments that she has competed this season.

Meanwhile, ruling men's singles world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia defeated Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark with a 21-18, 15-21, 21-16 triumph to claim his sixth championship title of the USD 300,000 Tokyo-based badminton event.

According to Inside the Game, the 33-year-old Malaysian badminton superstar faced a stiff challenge from Jorgensen, who is currently ranked No. 5 in the world.

"Jorgensen's condition was very good today," said Lee Chong Wei."This event is special for me, it's my sixth title. I was determined to win it. The secret to my success has been to keep fighting, never to give up."

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