Hitomi Sato vs Zhu Yuling _ WS Final _ WTT Star Contender Doha 2026

Nicely done. Sato steps in. Interesting that there are two of them. A clever move from Juyoling. It's going to be a style that we see adopted more and more widely. Even as well that Hanaka Hashimoto made it to the top ten. A furious attack. Sato raining these powerful forehands down on Juyoling. Juyoling is fishing. She's lobbing. Well, credit to Sato. Brilliant rally Juyoling. Patient play. Superb execution. She's decided to take control here. Enough, she says, of you having all your own way. Brilliant rally once again. Juyoling keeps herself. You can see she wasn't getting anywhere. Oh, Sato denied. Scores are at juice. Oh my goodness. Juice once again. Oh, Juyoling into the net. Hitomi Sato, 13 points to 11. She was pushed all the way. She denied Juyoling the game point of her own. Oh, amazing work. Juyoling holds firm in that rally. I'd love to see a heat map for the attack. Oh, well, Juyoling attacks first. Could be on the verge of the biggest win of her career. Juyoling wraps it up. A must-win game on the board for the world number five. She was denied in game number two, but she made no mistake in a must-win. It's the perfect start for Ju. It's mesmerising. An unbelievable marathon rally, and eventually it's Juyoling who prevails. How hard she had to work for that point. But she was patient. There was a bit of impatience in the mix there too. Oh, look at Juyoling slumped over the table. Juyoling with the first of her five game points converts. One. Left in the tank. How was Sato getting those points back? Juyoling prevails eventually. An incredible point for the world number five who had to dig deep. Oh, brilliant attack. Oh, nicely done. I don't think Juyoling had too much more in her there after that one. Let's have another look at this. Juyoling to play catch up. She's playing a different kind of game there, Sato. Oh, steps inside the table. Apologise for that. It's a five-point lead. 13-11. It's Juyoling. Seals it in style with back-to-back Doha titles for her second title in seven days.