Christie trips Naraoka, gets back on track in BWF World Tour Finals
Jonatan Christie trips Kodai Naraoka on Thursday after an opening-day loss in the BWF World Tour Finals (WTF) 2024.
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CHRISTIE TRIPS NARAOKA, BOUNCES BACK AFTER LOSING TO SHI ON OPENING DAY
Christie trips Naraoka, 21-12, 21-11, to bounce back after losing to home favorite Shi Yu Qi on opening day.
Furthermore, the Indonesian shuttler scored 12 of the next 15 points to claim the opening set.
Moreover, Christie saw Naraoka threaten to within 6-4.
But the Indonesian took the last five points of the match over his Japanese rival to seal the deal.
It was a crucial win for Christie, who fell short against world No.1 Shi, 21-16, 17-21, 21-8, on Wednesday.
SHI TOPS KUNLAVUT TO BECOME FIRST TO REACH SEMIS, REMAINS UNBEATEN
Moreover, Shi topped Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, 14-21, 21-19, 25-23, to reach the semis by remaining unbeaten.
Furthermore, the Chinese shuttler lost the opening set but battled back to the cheers of the hometown crowd.
Shi, after beating Christie a day earlier, became the first shuttler to reach the men’s singles semifinals.
It was a tough loss for Kunlavut, who was eyeing for his second win himsel after he defeated Naraoka, 24-22, 21-18, on opening day.
The Thai shuttler will need to beat Christie in his final Group B match on Friday to advance to the semifinals.
ZII JIA UPSETS ANTONSEN; YAMAGUCHI STUNS SE YOUNG IN WOMEN’S MATCHUP
Furthermore, Lee Zii Jia upset world No.2 Anders Antonsen of Denmark, 21-14, 21-19, to snag a semis berth among the men.
Moreover, Malaysia’s world No.8 came back from 13-7 and 17-14 deficits to close out Antonsen.
Zii Jia must beat world No.6 Li Shi Feng from the host country in his final group match on Saturday to advance.
Meanwhile, Japanese Akane Yamaguchi also recovered from an opening-day loss by stunning world No.1 An Se-young, 21-15, 17-21, 22-20.
Yamaguchi negated her 19-21, 17-21 loss to Han Yue with an impressive performance to upset South Korea’s to ranked women’s shuttler.
