World No. 1 defends her title in Denmark

Ranked No. 1 women’s' singles badminton player Tai Tzu-Ying of Taiwan protected her title at the Denmark Open, overcoming her Japanese adversary in straight games. Fourth-seeded Tai vanquished third-seeded world No. 4 Nozomi Okuhara 21-17, 21-14 out of a strategic match that kept going for 40 minutes.

The match was Tai's fifth last year, saw her play a radiant net game while putting pressure on the profound forehand of ....