The 29-year-old stands apart for her touch and deception; Paris 2024 will be a final chance for Olympic glory before the Chinese Taipei badminton great retires
As unassuming as she is in real life, Tai Tzu Ying maintains the same demeanor on court. In all these years she has been playing, never has the Chinese Taipei shuttler lost her cool on court. On the contrary, a player of her calibre with numerous accolades in her name, Tai Tzu is humble as ever.
But her game is anything but unassuming. In the era of power badminton where a player is judged by the speed of her smash or the power of her shot against the drift, Tai Tzu has created her own niche without these weapons in her armour.
Sunday’s India Open final was a battle of titans, a repeat of the 2020 Olympics final. While Chen Yu Fei had overpowered Tai Tzu in the summit clash in Tokyo, the Olympic silver medallist subdued her Chinese opponent at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, not by strength but by guise and touch play.(HT)