18-year-old Wang Yihan won the first international title in career after beating fellow Xie Xingfang in the women's singles final of the IBF World Cup in Yiyang, Hunan Province on Oct. 28, 2006. Oct. 29 - Chinese youngster Wang Yihan won the first international title in career after beating fellow Xie Xingfang in the women's singles final of the IBF World Cup in Yiyang, Hunan Province of south China on Saturday.
Two-time world champion and defending champion Xie started strongly at the beginning of the first game for a 5-0 lead. But Wang, a promising maid in China's national youth team, minimized unnecessary errors to level it at 7-7.
18-year-old Wang, who overpowered the world number two Xie at the quarterfinals of the recently concluded China Open in Guangzhou, continued to surge up with her emphatic smash and placement shots before securing the game at 21-18.
The second game seemed lopsided at the inception as Wang ran away with a 6-1 lead. However, Xie, 26, rallied to come closer within 10-12 and overtook the lead at 17-14.
The win looked on course for Xie while leading 19-17 but Wang's aggressive attack and rapid reaction played role and helped her out with a 4 points run to clinch the game at 21-19 and the whole match.