Anders Antonsen Rages, Taiwan's Champion Becomes Victim

That strategy made Wang able to lead quickly 5-2 over Antonsen.

The two players then engaged in a tight game until the score was 8-7, with Wang taking the lead. Antonsen again made mistakes that left him 8-11 behind.

After the interval, Antonsen appeared spartan and won seven consecutive points, which turned the score to 15-11.

Wang was not without a fight. The Taiwanese stretched the score to 13-15.

However, Antonsen, who seemed more alert, was able to keep the score back to 17-13 and closed the second game with a 21-13 advantage.

In this third game, Wang looked even more depressed. The 26-year-old badminton player often made mistakes.

Antonsen, on the other hand, was starting to find his best form. The world number 3 player was able to lead 8-2 in a fairly short time.

Wang, who was far behind, was able to get up and reduce the score to 9-10.