CCarolina Marn qualified this Thursday for the quarterfinal round of the All England Open that takes place in Birmingham, after winning in two sleeves to the American Beiwen Zhang by 21-13 and 21-18.
Marn, who is seeded seventh in the event and who had just eliminated the Scottish Kirsty Gilmour by 21-19 and 21-19, He won the first of the sets more comfortably this time, although he had to use it to close the match. Carolina, Olympic and world champion, continues to show improvement in her game.
His rival in the fight to access the semifinals of a championship that he won in 2015 will be the South Korean An Se Young, second seed and executioner of the Taiwanese Yu Po Pai for a resounding 21-3 and 21-7.
Marn and An have met up to eight times, with four wins each. The last three times the South Korean prevailed.
