Belaetrix Manuputi had to let go her chance of winning a title after being
defeated in the hands of Yip Pui Yin 16-21 23-21 22-20.
Their match in DIOSSP 2013 is the second times after Djarum Superliga,
however, Bela admitted that she had studied Yip’s type of play at a
press conference prior to the match. It turned out that her prediction
how Yip’s way of playing was wrong. Yip changed her playing from
offensive into long rally which often varied with powerful smashes. No
doubt, Yip made Bela exhausted especially in the second and the third
set.
In the first set, Bela led and dominated the match. Yip was unable to
catch up. Yip Pui Yin said that she had intended to withdraw from the
round due to her right wrist injury. "However, I tried to play one set
only. If I couldn’t deal with it, I would withdraw. Amazingly, it
turned out I could play very well instead,” Yip told to the press
after the match.
In the second set Yip’s gained self confidence. Even though she wasn’t
at her best shape, she could catch up before finally winning the
match. Bela refused to give up the fight. As a results, chasing points
