Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo
Hosts China are assured of all three doubles titles at China Masters badminton championships in Ruichang. All three doubles finals tomorrow will be all Chinese affairs and they also have a representative each in the singles.
In the men’s singles, Sun Chao stormed into the final defeating Malaysian Cheam June Wei 21-19, 21-9.
He will be playing a fully rested Indonesian Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo in the final of the USD 120,000 event. Prahdiska qualified for the final without lifting the racquet after his opponent Park Sang-yong withdrew due to injury.
The women’s singles will see Korean Kim Min-ji trying to stop the Chinese juggernaut. Min-ji defeated Tonrug Saeheng of Thailand 21-12, 21-19 in the semi-finals.
She will take on China’s Xu Wenjing, who also benefited from an injury to her rival. Eight seeded Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi threw in the towel after trailing 3-11 in their semi-final tie.
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS
Men’s singles: Sun Chao (Chn) bt Cheam June Wei (Mas) 21-19, 21-9; Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo bt Park Sang-yong (Kor) walkover
Men’s doubles: He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu (Chn) bt Chia Yen Lin-Lin Yong Sheng (Tpe) 19-21, 21-12, 21-14; Lin Yifan-Jia Yiyang (Chn) bt Chen Yongrui-Chen Zhehan (Chn) 21-18, 21-15
Women’s singles: Xu Wenjing (Chn) bt Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi (Ina) 11-3 rtd; Kim Minji (Kor) bt Tonrug Saeheng (Tha) 21-12, 21-19
Women’s doubles: Chen Fan Shutian-Liu Jia Yue (Chn) bt Gronya Somerville-Josephine Wu (Aus-Can) 21-5, 21-7; Liao Lixi-Shen Siyao (Chn) bt Lanny Tria Mayasari (Ina) 21-17, 9-21, 21-19
Mixed doubles: Shen Xuanyao-Tang Ruizhi (Chn) bt Lee Jongmin-Lee Yulim (Kor) 21-13, 15-21, 21-17; Li Hongyi-Huang Kexin (Chn) bt Ming Chelu-Chou Yunan (Tpe) 21-10, 21-13
