BUSAN, Oct. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- South Korean pair Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won
overcame Chinese ace double Gao Ling and Huang Sui to win badminton women's
doubles title on the last day of the 14thAsian Games here on Monday.
Both players were exhausted as the hosts finally clinched the win 11-8,
11-7.
The tight match between the two pairs, whose head-to-head record was 1-1,
wore out the shuttlers on both sides.
The turning point came when Gao and Huang, one game down then, leveled with
the South Koreans 3-3 before the judge ruled Chinese stroke outside.
Gao and Huang complained immediately while Ra was exhausted to fall on her
knees.
Without any clear replay to justify their dissatisfaction, Chinese players
had to make a compromise as the score was changed in favor of the hosts to 4-3.
"Judges did make mistakes. They are not always right," said 26-year-old Ra.
"If I had met such situation, I would not care."
The Chinese pair also tried to find problems in other aspects rather than
blame the judges.
Gao said: "At times during the game, we were too hasty in dealing with the
shuttlecock. I did not bring my speed to a full display."
"Generally speaking, they did well today," commented Chinese women's team
coach Tian Bingyi. "But the South Korean pair played even better. Although Ra
looked strained to her extreme, they madeup for it with more stable form and
skills." Enditem