DUBAI, UAE, December 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Finals day in the BWF Destination Dubai World Superseries Finals
at the Hamdan Sports Complex delivered some gripping matches and
the China finished the day with
two titles.
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World champion Chen Long finished
the year on a high, winning the BWF Destination Dubai World
Superseries Finals title with relative ease over Hans-Kristian
Vittinghus; 21-16 21-10 in 47 minutes.
The delighted Chen Long commented
on his fourth major title of the season. "I'm happy with my game. I
came out and played my best game possible. This is the first time
Dubai is hosting such a big event
and I'm very happy with the way it was organised. I would like to
promote the sport in places where it is not yet popular, so people
will get attracted to badminton."
The first match of the day was the men's doubles where
China's Chai Biao and Hong
Wei were beaten today by Korea's Lee
Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong;
19-21 21-19 21-16.
Next center court saw the Women's Doubles final action with
Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi
defeat World Champions Tian
Qing/Zhao Yunlei in straight games: 21-17 21-14.
On losing the Chinese said, "This was far from our expectations
to lose today, we need to evaluate our performance and prepare for
next year, as it finals like these that are important. We didn't
foresee playing with so many problems.
In the Women's Singles Final it was Taipei's, Tai Tzu
Ying challenging Sung Ji Hyun
of Korea.
Tai Tzu Ying conquered; 21-17
21-12.
Mixed Doubles was an all-China
final with Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei
playing Lui Cheng/Bao Yixin. The
World and Olympic champions Zhang and Zhao had no trouble in seeing
off the challenge of their younger compatriots, taking just 41
minutes to complete the formalities in 21-15 21-12.
The pair established a lead from the beginning. From time to
time they were troubled by Liu
Cheng's big hitting from the back.
"It was important to us that we win the title," said Zhang. "I
will come back next year and hope it will be as exciting as it was
this year. We will take advantage of the two-month break next year
and come back fresh. Of course it is awkward to play your teammates
and we wish both pairs could win the title, but this is a sport and
there can only be one winner."