INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Chinese players qualified for the mens songs, femaless singles, and blended doubles finals at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) All
England Open in Birmingham, England, after picking up success in Saturdays semifinals.World No
1 Shi Yuqi beat Li Shifeng 21-9, 20-22, 21-19 in the guyss songs semifinals
Shi declared the opener easily, however needed to go through hard battles in the next 2 video games, consisting of exchanging 62 shots with
his Chinese compatriot in the longest rally up until now at this years competition
Li drew back the second video game, however eventually bowed out in the decider.Shi will deal with Lee Chia-hao of Chinese Taipei in the
Lee returned to knock out Alex Lanier of France 19-21, 21-14, 21-17 in the other last 4 contest.Wang Zhiyi and Han Yue took on in another
all-Chinese clash in the womens songs semifinals
Wang outperformed Han 21-10, 21-19 for a spot in the final, where she will fulfill South Korean top seed An Se-young for the title.The
blended doubles champion is ensured to go to a Chinese pair after Feng Yanzhe and Wei Yaxin defeated Lee Jong-Min and Chae Yoo-jung of South
Korea 21-14, 21-18 in one semifinal, while Guo Xinwa and Chen Fanghui eliminated Jiang Zhenbang and Huang Dongping 21-15, 24-26, 21-16 on
the other side of the bracket.South Koreas Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae beat Chinas He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu in straight video games 16-21,
21-13, 21-13 in the maless doubles semifinals
Bagas Maulana and Leo Rolly Carnando await in the last after knocking out Indonesian compatriots Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Muhammad Reza
Pahlevi Isfahani 21-14, 17-21, 21-15
The womens doubles final will feature two Japanese sets when Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama take on Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto
Shida and Matsuyama beat Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning of China 21-9, 21-17
Fukushima and Matsumoto knocked out another Chinese set, Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxia, 21-16, 21-17.
