Today is definitely Ko Sung Hyun's day. I've watched the XD replay where KHN and him went against the Japanese and my, his soft touches/block and smash was just on point today! It was a joy to watch him play. Hope he goes far in this tournament and possibly repeat another podium finish. That aside, happy that Koo/Tan won today although their opponent isn't as established . They should face a harder hurdle tomorrow, which is ironically the exact pair that they lost to in a three sitter in last year's world champ.
Hard battle for recent World Champion Carolina Marin to pass first round, def. Nichaon Jindapon, 21-17 / 18-21 / 21-17.