KN played like he was psychologically defeated from the get-go, only putting a decent fight in G2 but it's just not enough as KM is in no mood to waste energy playing a three-setter. If KN had been playing in this manner the previous rounds , we wouldn't see him in the final. An anti-climax.
The CHN WD victory is remarkable, albeit somewhat unexpected for me, but still room for a fair bit of improvement. The JPN OG champ wasn't at their best, apparently.
Nishimoto was lost from the beginning of the match. What a pity! If he played like yesterday, there will be a chance. In second game, Nishimoto played better, but Momota was still too good.
The way Akane Yamaguchi resist the pressure on her backhand side and sustain the shot quality moving forward at the net makes me thinks she really have some superhuman abilities. Having crazy retrieving skills is one thing but being able to put pressure herself by holding initiatives for the offense is on a complete other level. No surprise she can stress her opponents on their attacks and offensive strategies forcing them to play HER challenging retrieving style. She almost repeated that championship point falling back defense she pulled during the French Open final against TTY.
Japan clinches three titles here, Endo/Watanabe stun teammates Kamura/Sonoda in three games then another all Japanese affairs present their ace Kento Momota bags first victory in 2019, outmaneuvered Kenta Nishimoto, 21-10 / 21-16. The most entertaining yet best match of final day goes to women's singles, both elite players involved in a balanced clash, the real battle revealed in deciding game to display tight net-play, excellent placement, beautiful cross court smashes, trading points until the end, the last one saw title-holder Yamaguchi did two dives to retrieve the shuttlecock, Intanon misjudged the shot at back line, fantastic! Most shocking final outcome is created by Chinese underdogs, Du Y/Li YH who knock out the Olympic Champion Matsutomo/Takahashi in two straight-games, thanks to their persistent attacking style particularly Li Yinhui effort who performed well to intercept and break the Japanese solid defense, a thrilling atmosphere arrived when the Japanese A-listers saved four game points in opening game, fortunately the Chinese regained their concentration when it mattered most, 22-20 to seal crucial first set. A sigh of relief for Chinese WD, finally a title in BWF World Tour through this category following their lackluster performance constantly. Defeating top-ranked pairs like Polii/Rahayu and world number one Fukushima/Hirota en route to finale had spurred world #10 Du/Li confidence to do beyond expectation in last round. Mixed doubles final served the shortest duration match, Seo SJ/Chae YJ prove high potential to watch out. They offer more shot variations to trouble opponent. The left-handers scoop six points in a row, from 15-17 to 21-17 against Indonesians Faizal/Widjaja who can hold their nerves at critical situation. It's a gone case in second game, the Koreans dictate the pace and manage total control to nail second Super 300 title after Spain Masters last week.
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