Taiwanese Tai Tzu Ying broke Carolina Marín’s ‘bubble’ by beating Huelva in the final of the world circuit by 14-21, 21-8 and 21-19 in 67 minutes of play.
Marín, winner of the first two tournaments beating Tai in the final, could not close the circle against the world number one in a final in which both showed that they are the two best in the world at the moment.
In the first set, Marín came out very aggressive ready to get the title of teacher that was missing from her record and Tai could not stop the Huelva gale.
The second set was strange, in the sense that the Taiwanese quickly found herself with important advantages on the scoreboard and Marín let the set go without the fight that is characteristic of it.
In the third and final set, Tai and Marín gave a demonstration of quality, dedication, struggle, passion and desire for victory. After a dominating start from Tai, 3-0, Marín took out the great champion inside him to equalize a score and maintain the parity until the break, 10-11.
Carolina Marín, in the resumption, amassed a 5-0 run, going from 10 equals to 10-15. Tai reacted and returned to equalize the score, which reached the end with a tie at 19 and the tension on the track soared.
The last two points went to the Taiwanese player and the title escaped through the string of her racket to a Carolina Marín who won two titles and fell in an epic final that, however, reinforces the Spanish in morals in the face of this important year in which its objectives are the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the World Cup in Huelva.
“I am, again, at a very good level”
The Huelva-born woman has put an end to a month in Thailand with two victories and a final in the Masters, so she has not hesitated to say that she is “again, at a very good level.”
“It couldn’t be, but I’m still very, very happy about these weeks: three finals in a row and two won, and today a penalty for that 21-19 in the third set. At the end I was playing against the number one in the world and anyone. anything can happen. Very proud to be once again at a very good level, in good shape and with confidence on the court, “she said in a video of ‘Badminton Spain’.
“I get many positive things from all this month that I have been in Thailand. I want to thank the support received and we return to Spain, which I am looking forward to after a whole month in this room, since we have only left to go to the pavilion to compete” he added.
The Spanish champion asked everyone to take extreme measures to protect against Covid-19. “Please, that we continue to take care of ourselves and take all possible measures.”
“I hope that next year I can return and change the color of this plate to gold,” concluded Carolina Marín.
