Tee Jing Yi’s gallant run in the Hong Kong Open has ended.
The 23-year-old female singles shuttler found world champion Carolina Marin a tough nut to crack, going down 8-21, 17-21 in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Jing Yi went into the match on a high after beating world No. 3 Wang Yihan of China in the second round.
But the Malaysian, making her first quarter-final appearance in a Superseries event, was a bundle of nerves against the left-handed Spaniard.
“It was a tough game and Carolina was faster on court. She controlled the game with her attacking play,” said Jing Yi.
“I just couldn’t keep up ... but it’s a good eye-opener. Now I know I have to continue working harder to improve myself.
“It’s been a great run ... making my first quarter-final appearance at this level. I’m hoping to take my game up a level and do well in every other tournament I compete in, not just the Superseries events.”
The 21-year-old Marin will meet Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the semi-finals.
Okuhara, the 2012 world junior champion, defeated reigning world junior champion and team-mate Akane Yamaguchi 21-15, 21-11.
Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying bagged a major scalp when she knocked out third seed and China Open winner Saina Nehwal of India with a 21-15, 21-19 win.
In men’s singles, world champion Chen Long rebounded from an early exit at the China Open last week to trounce Japan’s Takuma Ueda 21-16, 21-11 in the quarter-finals.
He will meet India’s K. Srikanth, who defeated home favourite Wei Nan 21-14, 21-15, for a place in the final.
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