Carolina Marín says goodbye to the World Cup against the champion

MADRID, 26 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish Carolina Marín was left at the gates of the semifinals of the Badminton World Cup that is being played in Tokyo after being defeated this Friday against the Japanese Akane Yamaguchi, current champion, who dominated the match and won it by fast track (21 -17, 21-17).

The woman from Huelva tried by all means, but the Japanese was very active at all times and was very successful in adjusting the baseline, frustrating the triple world champion, who did not give up at any time, but did not He was able to sign another comeback as in the round of 16.

Akane Yamaguchi, who was proclaimed world champion in Huelva in 2021, is the only Japanese left alive in the tournament, which was very noticeable in the support of the stands and the great expectation that the match raised.

In any case, Carolina Marín's start to the game was better than Yamaguchi's, with the Huelva native going ahead until 11-11. From there, the Japanese took a step forward and took the Spaniard out of the point, reaching her maximum advantage at 19-12.

Marín paused the match asking for his half of the track to be dried and, after lowering revolutions, he managed to re-enter the dispute, reaching a difference of three. However, he ended up losing the game 21-17.

The gestural language of the six-time champion of Europe denoted anger throughout the match, frustrated by the high level of the Japanese and the atmosphere it generated among the Japanese public, which the Spanish broke every time she celebrated one of her points with anger.

Marin tried to change the trend in the second set, but this time it was Yamaguchi who managed to maintain a two-point lead in the exchange of points at the beginning of the set. The Spanish knew how to reply and took the lead on several occasions, but her advantage was quickly gone.

One of the key moments came when Yamaguchi went up 18-15 and got a good lead to close the game, which provoked a reaction from Carolina Marín, who increased her aggressiveness until she got within a point.

However, Yamaguchi did not get nervous to close a match where she even had a scare in the penultimate point, when the Japanese made a blow that overcame Marín who, as she stepped back, fell to the ground on her back.

Fortunately, and after a short break, she was able to return to the court to dispute the first match point available to the reigning world champion. Despite having three chances, she did not miss the first and closed the game with an impeccable shot that made it 21-17 to put an end to Carolina Marín's career in a World Cup that she had won in 2014, 2015 and 2018 and where there was no been unable to play any edition since his last victory due to his two serious knee injuries.