Germany's Sophia Popov beat South Korean Park In-bee in 20 holes on Saturday to advance at the LPGA Match Play tournament in Las Vegas AFP/JED JACOBSOHNLOS ANGELS: Germany's Sophia Popov ousted world number two Park In-bee after 20 holes while China's Feng Shanshan advanced after 22 holes in Saturday's LPGA Match Play knockout round openers.
Popov's quarter-final opponent will be Thailand's 10th-ranked Patty Tavatanakit, who ousted Japan's Nasa Hataoka 6&4. Ji had birdied three of four holes to go 2-up after 10 but Shin birdied to win three of four holes to put herself 2-up after 16 holes. That set the stage for Ji to birdie the par-3 17th, par-5 18th and the first extra hole for the triumph.Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn closed with a birdie-eagle-birdie run to defeat Sweden's Anna Nordqvist 4&3.
Reid won her only hole at the 10th with a par but Lee won the 12th with a birdie and par-3 13th with a par before closing out the match by halving 14 with a par.
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