Source: REUTERS/Ann Wang
[Saba Sports News] According to reports from Taipei media, Tai Tzu-Ying has long suffered from knee injuries, but she still insisted on participating in the Paris Olympics, unfortunately losing to her friend Ratchanok Intanon and missing out on the top eight. Tai’s injury is somewhat serious, but after less than a month of recovery, she participated in this week’s Japan Badminton Open, which has left many fans curious about the reasons behind it. In response, Taipei media analyzed that according to the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the Japan Open is a BWF Tour 750 event, which stipulates that players ranked in the top 15 for singles and top 10 for doubles cannot be absent; otherwise, they will be fined $5,000. Although Tai is injured, she chose not to give up, not out of fear of being fined, but rather to use the competition as practice, striving for the Taipei Badminton Open scheduled for early September, which is likely to be her last match in her career. The Taipei Badminton Open is set to take place from September 3 to 8 at the Taipei Arena.