Jayce
The finals of the Korea Open Badminton Championships were scheduled for today, but Chinese No. 2 seed Wang Zhiyi announced her withdrawal before the match. Her opponent in the women’s singles final, Korea’s No. 7 seed Kim Ga-eun, won the championship by default.
After the match, Wang Zhiyi updated her social media to apologize, writing, “I am very sorry that I had to withdraw due to health reasons. I will take a short rest and come back soon. Thank you for being so concerned.”
In yesterday’s semifinals, world No. 6 Wang Zhiyi battled for 1 hour and 18 minutes, narrowly defeating fellow host nation player Shim Yu-jin with a score of 19-21, 21-13, 24-22.
