OSAKA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — Olympic champion Chen Yufei will face two-time reigning world titlist Akane Yamaguchi within the semifinals of the Japan Open on Saturday in a rematch of final Sunday’s world championships ladies’s singles remaining.
Chen beat Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia 21-17, 21-6 to arrange a showdown towards the Japanese star, who ousted Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-18, 21-18.
Yamaguchi received a three-set thriller 5 days in the past to document her fourth straight victory over Chen, who misplaced 14 occasions of their 22 conferences.
“I feel no pressure since I just lost to her last week,” Chen mentioned. “I will try not to make the same mistakes and do my best.”
Yamaguchi mentioned that she has been enjoying “her best badminton” of profession, however Chen mentioned that her greatest days haven’t come.
“I still have a lot of space to improve,” she mentioned.
The different semifinal will likely be performed between second seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei and third seed An Seyoung of South Korea.
Tai defeated eighth seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21-19, 21-18 whereas An upset three-time world champion Carolina Marin of Spain 21-18, 13-21, 21-17.
On males’s half, China’s Shi Yuqi, enjoying his second event after popping out of a 10-month suspension, cruised previous Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand 21-6, 21-13.
The 2018 world silver medalist will subsequent play fourth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, who fought off a tough problem from India’s H.S. Prannoy to win 21-17, 15-21, 22-20.
The different semifinal pits Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto towards third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark.
Nishimoto beat Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 and Antonsen routed Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama 21-11, 21-12.