HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — Paris Olympic champion An Se-young of South Korea booked her spot within the ladies’s singles final 4 on the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals right here on Friday.
After shedding to Japanese ace Akane Yamaguchi on Thursday in Group B, An loved a snug 21-11, 21-15 win over China’s Han Yue to progress. The latter additionally certified for semis with two wins.
Japan’s Aya Ohori and China’s Wang Zhiyi additionally reached final 4 from Group A.
In the boys’s singles, Denmark’s Anders Antonsen and Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen progressed to semifinals from Group A, whereas residence favourite Shi Yuqi and Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie made final 4 from Group B.
Elsewhere, Olympic champions Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong of China secured a semifinal place in blended doubles occasion, whereas Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan cruised to the ladies’s doubles semifinals.
“I’ve kept my promise to get into semis. I hope all my fans could enjoy ‘our last dance’,” stated Zheng, who introduced in November that he would retire from worldwide competitors after BWF World Tour Finals.