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The final of China Smash was played between Sora Matsushima and Lin Yun-Ju.
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Japan's Sora Matsushima faced sixth-ranked Lin Yun-Ju of Taiwan in the men's final of the China Smash.
And it was world number one Matsushima who took command straight away. Japan won the first two sets before Lin Yun-Ju turned around with three straight sets.
The whole thing was then decided in a tiebreaker, with Matsushima drawing a warning just before the deciding ball.
The world number one then won 4–3 in the set (11–7, 11–9, 7–11, 8–11, 5–11, 11–7, 11–9).
- He was strongest at the start of the tie and that is what decides in the end, says SVT's expert David Kärrå Gustafsson.
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