Sun edges past Shin for quarterfinal spot

On October 30, in the women's singles Round of 16 at the WTT Montpellier Champions, China's Sun Yingsha defeated South Korea's Shin Yu-bin 3-2 to advance to the quarter-finals. The scores were 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 8-11, and 11-6.

This marks Sun's eighth victory in eight career meetings against Shin. In the first game, Sun took the opening point, but Shin won three straight to lead 3-1 and held the advantage until the end. Sun patiently fought back to tie it at 9-9, then won the next two points to take the game 11-9.

In the second game, Shin led 4-2 before reeling off six straight points to earn a 10-2 game point. Sun scored four in a row to close the gap to 6-10, but ultimately lost the game 6-11, leveling the match at 1-1.

In the third game, Sun opened with a 3-0 lead. After Shin pulled one back, Sun added two more points to extend her lead. Shin later cut the deficit to 6-7, but Sun responded with four consecutive points to take the game 11-6 and lead 2-1.

The fourth game was tightly contested, tied at 6-6. Shin then scored three straight to lead 9-6 and reached game point at 10-7. Sun saved one game point before Shin called a timeout. After the break, Shin secured the winning point, taking the game 11-8 to level the match at 2-2.

In the deciding game, Sun stormed to a 5-1 lead. After Shin closed to 4-6, Sun called a timeout. She returned to build a 9-6 advantage and won the final two points to seal the game 11-6, winning the match 3-2 and advancing to the quarter-finals. Sun will face the winner between Hina Hayata and Bernadette Szocs in the quarter-finals.