Carolina Marín from Huelva has done it again: she has won with absolute forcefulness. He has overwhelmed the Turkish Neslihan Yigit to reach the quarterfinals of the Orléans Master Badminton, in France. He didn’t need too much time to dominate the match: in 21 minutes. The Olympic champion is already preparing for her next victim: Jia Min Yeo. In her debut, on Wednesday, April 5, Carolina Marín he needed just over half an hour (34 minutes) to overcome Line Christophersen (21-9 and 21-18). And today he has done it again in his second round.
In the second meeting, the Spanish has reflected her solvency. Clear dominator of it, without letting Yigit breathe, Marín got rid of the one that occupies the number 75 position in the world ranking. Neslihan Yigit hardly put up any resistance and was intimidated by an intractable Marín. The result reflects it forceful: 21-9 and 21-12. This time, Yigit tried to do something in the second set. He supported the strength of Marín during the first twenty points, in which the score reflected that Marín’s advantage was only two (11-9). But the gasoline of the Turk ended up being consumed and it went into decline. So, with a 7-0 run, the Huelva player soon reached 18-9.
At the culmination of it, Carolina has given statements. Marín claims to be “quite happy with the game.” Modestly, she explains: “I’ve come to this tournament to keep improving my game and I think I’m on the right track.” Already thinking about the next game, she said with ambition: “Tomorrow, continue enjoying the track.”
Carolina Marín’s numbers
Carolina Marín is the first seed of the tournament and will do everything possible to not only reach the final, but to achieve victory. Even more so when it is known that this year the Orleans Masters is, for the first time, in the Super 300 category: it will award nothing less than 7,000 points to whoever wins it.
At this time, the Huelva player could surpass the Chinese Zhi Yi Wang (sixth in the standings), who is only 108 points behind Carolina Marín. Right now, the Spanish holds the seventh place in the world ranking. To catch up with fifth-placed Bing Jiao He, she has to surpass 6,934 points that separate them.
Carolina manages to make up for it
Carolina Marín has managed to make up after falling in the semifinals of the badminton Madrid Spain Masters against the Indonesian Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. She now stands as one of the favorites to win the final victory at the Orleans Masters. He has already passed the first two rounds: Line Christophersen and Yigit.
