Carolina Marín is a unique athlete and she showed it again in the round of 16 duel of the World Championship that takes place in Tokyo. And it is that the woman from Huelva signed an epic comeback against china He Bing Jiao, world bronze in Huelva 2021, after a heart-stopping finish in which he saved four match points, to end up winning by 16-21, 21-15 y 22-20.
as recounted the website of the Spanish FederationThe duel began uphill for the Spanish. He Bing Jiao took a slight lead and, although the Andalusian reacted to even things up (7-7), the Asian managed to get there by sending the interval (10-11). The following bars of the game were very close, but The Asian defended her lead and gradually increased it until she won the first set 16-21.
The reaction of the three-time world champion and Olympic champion was immediate, but the Chinese did not allow her to open a gap on the scoreboard and he even took the lead again before the break (8-11). When the match was more complicated, Carolina pulled the claw that characterizes her to sign a 4-0 run that put her ahead and, immediately afterwards, another 3-0 that gave her an important advantage (16-13). They were the best moments of the Spanish, who took advantage of the dynamic and prevailed with authority by 21-15.
In the third and final set, Carolina continued to take the initiative and managed to dominate the first points, but the Asian regained control of the game and the lead on the scoreboard with a run of 6 points in a row (4-8) that allowed her to reach the interval with an advantage (7-11).
The final stretch of the game was full of emotion. The woman from Huelva managed to get within a single point of the Chinese (16-17), but the latter took the lead again and came within a point of sentencing her pass to the quarterfinals (16-20). Of course, Carolina Marín is a unique athlete, capable of overcoming any situation, and she proved it again by signing a spectacular partial 6-0 with which he signed an epic comeback that puts him in the next round of the World Championship and brings him closer to the medals.
Carolina Marin match statistics.
Next challenge: the current champion
The quarterfinal duel will also be highly demanding for Carolina, as she will face the current world champion, the Japanese Akane Yamaguchi, gold in Huelva 2021, after her victory over her compatriot Sayaka Takahashi (21-18 and 21-7).
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