Pan Am Champion 2018, Michelle Li (CAN), and Pan Am Ranking N°1, Beiwen Zhang, are competing at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, a tournament that takes place from December 12 to 16 in Guangzhou, China, and that brings together the best of this 2018.
Check Schedule and Results here.
Our Pan Am Players are among the best in the world and will seek to win the maximum prize of the World Tour 2018. In principle, the competition is carried out by Groups, where Michelle is located in Group B and Beiwen in Group A. The first two of each group will continue advancing in the tournament.
Michelle Li played no less than 24 events this year, all included – the highest among any of the top singles players. After five first-round losses in the latter part of the year, she hit gold – winning the Macau Open, which boosted her rankings tally and enabled her to make the season finale for the first time in her career. Victories over players like Busanan Ongbamrungphan, Sayaka Sato and Ratchanok Intanon this year will assure her that she can cause damage to bigger reputations at the World Tour Finals.
Beiwen Zhang (USA)
The self-made American has been one of the most inspirational stories on the circuit, having risen to World No.12 without much of a support system. Zhang ambushed home favourite Pusarla in the India Open final early this year; subsequent performances included runner-up places at the US Open and the Korea Open. A tireless, indefatigable warrior of sorts, Beiwen received the invitation after earlier qualifiers Carolina Marin and He Bingjiao withdrew due to injury.
Find all HSBC BWF World Tour Finals information here.
