GUANGZHOU: Lee Chong Wei overcame a first game loss to set up yet another enticing battle with nemesis Lin Dan in tomorrow’s World Championships final.
Chong Wei had to come from behind to beat Du Pengyu in the semi-final after the China player won the first 22-20.
Chong Wei, however, was in commanding form in the next two games as he upped the tempo to win 21-12, 21-15 to seal his place in the final.
Chong Wei can expect a battle in the final as Lin Dan is intent on a record-setting fifth world title.
The two-time Olympic champion beat Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh 21-17, 21-15 to book his place in the final.
However, there was consolation in defeat for Tien Minh as he is the first player from Vietnam to reach the semi-finals of a major event.
Lin Dan was pleased to be in the final again after playing in just one tournament since he won his second Olympics gold in London last August.
“It is unbelievable for me to reach the final,” said Lin Dan.
“Tien is a player I admire so much as he has a strong mind and is very hard working. This is the reason I had to be really prepared for him.”
In the men’s doubles, Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng’s dreams of achieving a similar feat like Lin Dan were dashed by Hendra Setiawan-Mohammad Ahsan of Indonesia who won 21-19, 21-17 in 34 minutes.
The Indonesians will face Denmark’s Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen who beat Kim Ki Jung-Kim Sa Rang of Korea 21-23, 21-18, 21-18.
In the women’s singles, Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand advanced to the final after beating another newcomer to the world stage, P.V. Sindhu of India, 21-10, 21-13.
Ratchanok will take on Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China, who beat South Korea’s Bae Youn Joo 21-5, 21-11, in the final tomorrow.
Results — Men’s singles: Lin Dan (Chn) bt Nguyen Tien Minh (Vie) 21-17, 21-15, Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Du Pengyu (Chn) 20-22, 21-12, 21-15.
Doubles: Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan (Ina) bt Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng (Chn) 21-19, 21-17, Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (Den) bt Kim Ki Jung-Kim Sa Rang (Kor) 21-23, 21-18, 21-18.
Women’s singles: Li Xuerui (Chn) bt Bae Yeon-Ju (Kor) 21-5, 21-11, Ratchanok Intanon (Tha) bt P.V. Sindhu (Ind) 21-10, 21-13.
Doubles: Eom Hye Won-Jang Ye Na (Kor) bt Tian Quing-Zhao Yunlei (Chn) 21-16, 21-19, Wang Xiaoli Wang-Yu Fang (Chn) bt Christinna Pedersen-Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Den) 21-14, 14-21, 21-15.
Mixed doubles: Xu Chen-Ma Jin (Chn) bt Shin Baek Choel-Eom Hye Won (Kor) 21-15 21-17.
Chong Wei, however, was in commanding form in the next two games as he upped the tempo to win 21-12, 21-15 to seal his place in the final.
Chong Wei can expect a battle in the final as Lin Dan is intent on a record-setting fifth world title.
The two-time Olympic champion beat Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh 21-17, 21-15 to book his place in the final.
However, there was consolation in defeat for Tien Minh as he is the first player from Vietnam to reach the semi-finals of a major event.
Lin Dan was pleased to be in the final again after playing in just one tournament since he won his second Olympics gold in London last August.
“It is unbelievable for me to reach the final,” said Lin Dan.
“Tien is a player I admire so much as he has a strong mind and is very hard working. This is the reason I had to be really prepared for him.”
In the men’s doubles, Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng’s dreams of achieving a similar feat like Lin Dan were dashed by Hendra Setiawan-Mohammad Ahsan of Indonesia who won 21-19, 21-17 in 34 minutes.
The Indonesians will face Denmark’s Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen who beat Kim Ki Jung-Kim Sa Rang of Korea 21-23, 21-18, 21-18.
In the women’s singles, Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand advanced to the final after beating another newcomer to the world stage, P.V. Sindhu of India, 21-10, 21-13.
Ratchanok will take on Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China, who beat South Korea’s Bae Youn Joo 21-5, 21-11, in the final tomorrow.
Results — Men’s singles: Lin Dan (Chn) bt Nguyen Tien Minh (Vie) 21-17, 21-15, Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Du Pengyu (Chn) 20-22, 21-12, 21-15.
Doubles: Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan (Ina) bt Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng (Chn) 21-19, 21-17, Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (Den) bt Kim Ki Jung-Kim Sa Rang (Kor) 21-23, 21-18, 21-18.
Women’s singles: Li Xuerui (Chn) bt Bae Yeon-Ju (Kor) 21-5, 21-11, Ratchanok Intanon (Tha) bt P.V. Sindhu (Ind) 21-10, 21-13.
Doubles: Eom Hye Won-Jang Ye Na (Kor) bt Tian Quing-Zhao Yunlei (Chn) 21-16, 21-19, Wang Xiaoli Wang-Yu Fang (Chn) bt Christinna Pedersen-Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Den) 21-14, 14-21, 21-15.
Mixed doubles: Xu Chen-Ma Jin (Chn) bt Shin Baek Choel-Eom Hye Won (Kor) 21-15 21-17.
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