Birthday Girl Bae Yeon Ju On Her Way Back to the Top 5 in Paris

VICTOR Stars continued their European swing at the BWF Superseries French Open. World No.10 Bae Yeon Ju fought off Indian No.4 seed Saina Nehwal and crowd favorite, Scot Kirsty Gilmour before losing to the eventual winner, Chinese World No.7 Wang Shixian in the Women’s Singles semifinals.

The Korean held three game points in the second game before Wang reeled off five straight points to seal the match 21-19, 22-20. Despite the loss, Bae’s second semis showdown in a major after the World Championships in August should put her closer back to her career best of No.5 in the world. 

Bae Yeon Ju On Her Way Back to the Top 5

Wang went on to claim her second title of the year, beating Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand in the final 21-18, 21-18.
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