Summary of 2012 Japan Open

Tai Tzu Ying wears the crown, becoming the youngest ever Super Series women’s singles champion

Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying came from behind to beat Japanese player Hirose Eriko2:1 and win the 2012 women’s’ singles title, her first individual Super Series title, and also record the best ever performance by a Chinese Taipei player in a Super Series tournament.



Tai did not set any special targets before the final. To begin with, facing home player Hirose Eriko who was looking to be Japan’s first winner of the Japan Open and had vocal support from the home fans, Tai started off quite poorly and made a series of errors partly due to court factors, losing the first game without much of a fight 9:21. After changing sides and moving to her preferred half of the court, she began to attack initiatively, moved her opponent around the court, and speeded up the rhythm of play, in the first half of the game opening up a fearsome 12:0 lead, and going on to take the second game 21:9, showing that she would was determined to win the match and take the title. <FULL ARTICLE>    

2012 Japan Open WS winner ： Tai Tzu Ying