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

Well everything that Zhu Yuling was putting down on that take, nicely done. Sato steps in. Interesting that there are two of them. Oh, it's a clever move from Zhu Yuling. It's going to be a style that we see adopted more and more widely, even as well that Honoka Hashimoto made it to the top 10. A furious attack, Sato raining these powerful forehands down on Zhu Yuling. Zhu Yuling is fishing, she's lobbing. Well, credit to Sato. Brilliant rally, Zhu Yuling. 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. Zhu Yuling keeps herself. But you could see she wasn't getting anywhere. Oh, Sato denied. Scores are at juice. Oh my goodness. Juice once again. Oh, Zhu Yuling into the net. Hitomi Sato, 13 points to 11. She was pushed all the way. She denied Zhu Yuling the game point of her own. Oh, amazing work. Zhu Yuling holds firm in that rally. I'd love to see a heat map. Oh, Zhu Yuling attacks first. She's on the verge of the biggest win of her career. Zhu Yuling 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 Zhu. It's mesmerizing. An unbelievable marathon rally and eventually it's Zhu Yuling 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 Zhu Yuling slumped over the table. Zhu Yuling with the first of her five game points converts. How was Sato getting those points back? Zhu Yuling prevails eventually. An incredible point for the world number five who had to dig deep. Oh, nicely done. I don't think Zhu Yuling had too much more in her there. After that one, let's have another look at this. Zhu Yuling to play catch up. She's playing a different kind of game there, Sato. Oh, steps inside the table. Apologize for that. And it's a five point lead. 13-11. It's Zhu Yuling. Seals it in style with back to back Doha titles for her second title in seven days.