Key Highlights
- Shi, the reigning world champion, played through pain but pulled out after dropping the first game 21-23.
- He credited Kunlavut after the match.
- “Kunlavut has always been a very strong player and is one of the very top players in the world right now,” he said.
- “Playing against him is always a learning experience, especially on a final stage like this.” In the women’s singles final, Olympic champion An Se-young of South Korea defeated China’s Wang Zhiyi 21-15, 24-22.
- Wang said she had chances to turn the match around in the second game but fell short in key moments.