In this March 15, 2020 photo, Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying returns against China's Chen Yu Fei (unseen) during their All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles final match in Birmingham, central England. (OLI SCARFF / AFP)

World number one Tai Tzu ying of Chinese Taipei says she plans to compete on the badminton circuit for at least another year, putting to rest speculation that she could retire at the end of the 2020 season.

Tai Tzu ying said the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics had given her the chance to recharge after a gruelling season

The 26-year-old said last year she would consider retiring after this year’s Tokyo Olympics but with the Games pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Tai will stick around a bit longer.

“I will play until the end of next season before I revisit the decision. As of now I want to finish next season’s schedule,” Tai told the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

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“With no competition ongoing right now, that means there’s less media exposure – I hope people won’t forget about me!”

Tai, who won gold in the women’s singles at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, said the postponement of the Games had given her the chance to recharge after a gruelling season.

“I can use this time as a period of rest because it’s been a long and tight schedule of high-level competition. It’s a good time to rest and have even more time to prepare for the Olympics,” she said.