Korea's KIM Kyung Ah, who have qualified to compete in the forthcoming London Olympic Games, won the respective Women's Singles title at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open in Santiago on Sunday 29th April 2012.
KIM Kyung Ah, the no.5 seed, it was her second in succession, her seventh in total. One week earlier, she had won in Almeria.
However, for 34 year old KIM Kyung Ah, it was a somewhat different story. She was extended the full seven games distance by her compatriot, 18 year old KIM Kyung Ah, the no.7 seed, at the semi-final stage, before recording a straight games victory over Singapore's LI Jiawei in the final, the no.4 seed.
Success for the no.1 seeds in the Men's Doubles event and it was the same in the Women's Doubles competition. In an all-Japanese final, Hiroko FUJII and Misako WAKAMIYA beat Yuka ISHIGAKI and Yuri YAMANASHI, the no.4 seeds, to collect their third Women's Doubles Tour title. In 2007 they won in Korea and in Japan
Women's Singles
Semi-Final: KIM Kyung Ah (KOR) bt YANG Ha Eun (SIN) 11-8, 11-13, 2-11, 11-5, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7
Semi-Final: LI Jiawei (SIN) bt SUN Beibei (SIN) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5
Final: KIM Kyung Ah (KOR) bt LI Jiawei (SIN) 11-4, 11-9, 15-13, 11-6
Women's Doubles
Final: Hiroko FUJII / Misako WAKAMIYA (JPN) bt Yuka ISHIKAGI / Yuri YAMANASHI (JPN) 14-12, 13-11, 11-9, 15-17, 11-4
