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R
eigning-champion Viktor Axelsen glided through his first match at the season-ending Badminton World Tour Finals in Bangkok on Wednesday, while the women's number one unexpectedly lost to her Indonesian challenger.
The Badminton World Federation relocated the US$1.5 million flagship event to the Thai capital after China's tough COVID-19 restrictions forced the tournament out of Guangzhou.
To no one's surprise, the men's world number-one Axelsen triumphed against China's Lu Guang Zu, 21-13, 21-11.
The Dane has had a standout year, winning five Badminton World Federation (BWF) world-tour titles as well as a clutch of European tournaments.
But there was upset for the women's world No.1 Chen Yu Fei after she lost her first Group A match to Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, ceding 9-21, 21-14, 16-21.
"Today was the first day inside that I could not play as I wanted to," said a despondent Chen following the match.
She was unable to "control the shuttles", she said and added: "I could not control the game."
