Chinese shuttlers have showcased remarkable prowess at the Denmark Open in Odense, advancing to the finals in women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles after Saturday’s competitions.
In the women’s singles semifinals, second-seeded Wang Zhiyi of China triumphed over Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani with a score of 22-20, 21-14. Wang will face World No. 1 An Se-young of South Korea for the title. An progressed after her opponent, fifth-seeded Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia, retired during the second game.
The men’s doubles final will feature top-seeded Chinese duo Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang, who defeated compatriots Chen Boyang and Liu Yi 21-17, 21-14. They will compete against Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen. The Danish pair, seeded second, secured their spot by overcoming Indonesia’s No. 6 seeds Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in a hard-fought match, finishing 22-20, 18-21, 21-11.
In women’s doubles, China’s top seeds Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning will vie for gold against Japan’s fourth-seeded Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi. Liu and Tan secured their final berth by defeating Japanese pair Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida 21-14, 21-16. Iwanaga and Nakanishi advanced after a comeback win over South Korea’s Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee, ending 17-21, 24-22, 21-17.
The mixed doubles final guarantees a title for China, with both finalist pairs hailing from the nation. Top seeds Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping edged past Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong 21-23, 21-19, 21-19. Meanwhile, second seeds Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin dispatched South Korea’s Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun 21-17, 21-9.
In men’s singles, the championship will be decided between Denmark’s second seed Anders Antonsen and Japan’s Koki Watanabe.
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Chinese shuttlers reach finals of four events at Denmark Open
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