There are seven matches left on the final day of the WTT Goa Stars Challenge 2024.
The first match was South Korea's Shin Yubin against Germany's Mittram. Shin Yubin is only 19 years old, ranked eighth in the world, and is known as a talented girl in South Korea, and she rose to prominence early. Mittram is currently 27 years old, ranked 24th in the world, and a decent player who has finished in the top 10 in the past.
In this event, Shen Yubin defeated teammate Cui Youjiao, Sweden's Karlberg and teammate Tian Zhixi respectively to advance to the semifinals, showing strong strength. Mittram defeated Hungary's Dora Madarac, Romania's Adina Diaconu and South Korea's Zhu Qianxi to advance to the semi-finals. Mittram is in excellent form.
In the end, Mittram defeated Shin Yubin 3-2 and broke out an unexpected big upset.
In the first game, Mittram led 4-2 at one point. Shen Yubin scored 3 points in a row to overtake, and after both sides scored 1 point each, Shen Yubin took the lead 6:5. Subsequently, Mittram scored 3 points in a row to lead Shin Yubin again 8:6. Shin Yubin followed up with two points in a row to tie the score. Then, Mittram scored in a straight line to take a 9-8 lead again. However, Shin Yubin broke out and scored 3 points in a row to win the first game 11-9.
In the second game, Mittram opened with a 3-0 lead. Her offense is very ferocious. Mittham won the game point at 10-2 after consecutive points, but Shin Yubin scored five points in a row to close the gap. Mittham called a timeout and eventually pulled one back at 11-7.
At the beginning of the third game, Mittram once again made a 3-0 start. Shin Yubin chased the score to 4:5 and was only 1 point behind. However, Mittram retained the lead and the score came to 9-8. Mittram scored two points in a row to win another game 11-8.
In the fourth game, Mittram scored the first point. However, Shin Yubin scored 11 points in a row to win the game 11-1.
In the fifth game, Shin Yubin took a 3:2 lead, but Mittram scored 4 points in a row to overtake. Shin Yubin called a timeout again. After restarting the game, Shin Yubin scored 4 points in a row to take a 7-6 lead again. However, at the crucial moment, Mittram showed great strength. She scored four points in a row to earn match point. After Shin Yubin chased 1 point, he made a mistake at a critical moment. In the end, Mittram won the fifth game 11-8.
In the end, Mittram defeated Shin Yubin 3-2 and advanced to the women's singles final.
Shin's defeat in this match was somewhat puzzling. Although Mittram also has some strength, Shin Yubin should not lose to her. In particular, the score of 11:1 in the fourth game did not deal much damage to Mittram's morale. Shin Yubin may have been a little disappointed.
Shin Yubin has already won the women's doubles title with Tian Zhixi and advanced to the mixed doubles final with Lim Zhongxun. But she missed out on the women's singles triple crown.
The other Women's Singles semi-final was played by Monaco veteran Yang Xiaoxin against Chinese Taipei's Zheng Yijing. Who do you think will win?