16-year old Shirley Fu served up the surprise of the 2011 DONIC/Alex TT Canadian Championships.
In the absence of two of Canada's top women - Mo Zhang and Anqi Luo, both players were invited to the Japan Open as a sign of solidarity with Japan after the devastating earth quake - Shirley Fu faced Yulia Degtiar (AB) in the finals.
The match was played at a very high level with both players coming within close reach to win the title.
Fu had the first match point at 3-3 and 10-9. But Degtiar proved no push-over and claimed match point for herself at 11-10 - this time Fu tied the game.
Finally, at match point #3 at 13-12, Fu was able to close out the match and claim her first title as the 2011 DONIC/Alex TT Canadian Champion.