Lin Junyi.

(File photo, photo by reporter Chen Zhiqu)

[Central News Agency] Taiwanese badminton men's singles player Lin Junyi defeated Hong Kong's Ng Ka-lang in the Thailand Badminton Masters today.

After 4 years, Lin Junyi won the Super 300 men's singles championship again. Lin Junyi expressed his happiness. He assessed that his condition is getting better and better, and he will do his best to prepare for the European competition.

Thailand Masters (Thailand Masters 2023) will be staged in Bangkok from January 31 to February 5. It belongs to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 300 Series. Lin Junyi defeated the world No. 19 Chinese player Shi Yuqi yesterday and broke into the finals.

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Lin Junyi, who won 5 international championships last year, is currently ranked 35th. Today, he faced Hong Kong player Ng Ka Long. Although he was a little nervous at the start of the first game and his close defense was not good, his opponent took a 10-5 lead. However, Lin Junyi then regained his rhythm and grabbed the first game. In the second game, he showed the power and speed of smashing the ball, and finally defeated Wu Jialang 21-17, 21-14 in straight sets.

Lin Junyi won the Super 300 U.S. Open Championship in 2019. Today, he won his second championship in the Super 300 series in his career. He will score 7,000 championship points. The world ranking will be updated next week, and he has a good chance to squeeze into the top of the world. 30 people.

After the game, Lin Junyi accepted an interview with "Central News Agency" and said that he was very happy to win the championship today. It has been a long time since he has played so late in the game. He feels that his condition is getting better and better these days.

Regarding today's game, Lin Junyi said that he was nervous at the beginning, and then he could play more relaxed. He knew that Wu Jialang had better experience, and the key to winning today was that he was ready to hit back the ball that Wu Jialang liked, and then figured out a way To gain an advantage in the game, for example, Wu Jialang is a pulling player, so if he finds a way to attack in a short time, he will have an advantage.

Lin Junyi said that the first time he won the championship in the Super 300 class was in the United States. After that, he stopped for a while due to injury. This time he came to Thailand to compete, and he feels that his condition is getting better and better. Next, he will fully prepare for the competition in European game.

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