I've been following Yindi since she was a 16yo playing for Shanxi in a youth tournament. Even at that age she could jump quite high and able to hit quite hard. However since she started playing professionally she mostly played in the opposite position where she had limited success. The fact that she doesn't get too many accurate sets played a part in this situation. I feel Yindi was never given a chance to show her full potential... until now, at this Shanghai event. Her earlier performance could have affected her chances in the u21 this year or even the NT. Anyway, Yindi was already a winner with the 2023 u21 team, and I think none of the players from that team has been picked for this year eventhough some are still eligible.
While watching I also recalled Wang Yin-di inclusion in the previous various junior teams... and wonder why she was not included the current NT teams (U21 or even senior)? I didn't watch much so I just thought she was not good enough to be called in.
