Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei suffered to defeat Huelva in a tight final
MADRID, 18 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish badminton player Carolina Marín lost this Sunday in the final of the Indonesian Open, a Super 1000 category tournament on the world badminton circuit, against the current Olympic champion, the Chinese Chen Yu Fei (21-18, 21-19). , a duel in which the Andalusian kept her chances until the end.
In a match with minimal advantages and characterized by equality, the Huelva native, triple world champion and six times European champion, neutralized the initial 3-1 with which the fourth seed of the Indonesian tournament tried to surprise her.
Marín led the final stretch of the first set (18-16), but a 5-0 run gave the Asian player the upper hand. In the second, the Andalusian started 3-0 and reached the equator with a juicy +6 (12-6). However, Chen Yu Fei was in charge of ending the contest by winning 11 of the last 14 points.
With this, Marín, who reached his first final in a Super 1000 since Thailand 2020, loses the opportunity to lift his second title of the year, after achieving the first in Orleans (France).
After the duel, the Olympic champion in Rio 2016 explained her feelings. “It was a tough match against Chen Yu Fei. It’s a shame, because I think I played good moments in the match; there were moments of tension, of many failures, I went out of the game plan that we had proposed many times” , he confessed.
“I want to keep the good feelings, with that change in concentration that I’ve had, especially in the last two games, starting from the quarterfinals. I want to keep the good things about this tournament. I thank all the people who follow me , who supports me and who gives me a lot of encouragement despite these moments. Now, I’m back in Spain to prepare for the European Games for a few days and we’ll be back again. Thank you all”, he concluded.