Chen Long retains Korea Open title

21 Sep, 2015

Men's top seed Chen Long of China successfully defended his Korea Open title here Sunday, ending the run of unseeded tournament sensation Ajay Jayaram in the final.
In the women's competition, the sixth-seeded South Korean Sung Ji-Hyun took the singles title, beating China's Wang Yihan
Chen's victory came in straight games - 21-14, 21-13 - and the top seed never looked troubled during the 40-minute match against Jayaram who was ranked 30th in the world when the tournament began.
The Indian player had been an underdog from the very first round where he upset Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. In the women's singles final, Sung managed a minor upset with a thrilling three-game win over the fourth-seeded Wang, 21-14, 17-21, 21-18.
In the all-Korean men's doubles final, top seeds Lee Yong-Dae and Yoo Yeon-Seong were too strong for fellow countrymen Kim Gi-Jung and Kim Sa-Rang, winning 21-16, 21-12.

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