Fardhan Rainada Joe.
Mady Sow, the last European shuttler standing at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Egypt, has fallen in the semi-finals.
The European junior champion from France was beaten in the boys singles semi-finals by Indonesian Fardhan Rainada Joe.
The top seeded Sow, was beaten 15-11, 8-15, 14-16 by the 18th seeded Fardhan in a match that lasted 46-minutes.
Indonesia are assured of the title after Radithya Bayu Wardhana defeated India’s Jagsher Singh Khangurra 15-6, 13-15, 15-3 in the other semi-final encounter.
Both women’s singles semifinals were hard-fought, with top seed Saki Matsumoto securing her spot in the final beating Yin Yi Qing in three games. Matsumoto faces another Chinese, Zhang Yi Xin, who outplayed Hong Kong China’s Ip Sum Yau 12-15 15-10 15-10.
China had a somewhat disappointing day, winning two and losing three semifinals. In women’s doubles Shi Si Chen-Xiang Yu Jin fell to Malaysia’s Genevie Lim-Low Zi Yu, while in men’s doubles, third seeds Feng Yi Lang-Wei Jian Zhen were outplayed by Oku Mahiro-Masato Yamashiro.
The mixed doubles final will feature China’s Feng Yi Lang-Li Meng Han against Indonesia’s Muhammad Luthfi Habibi-Dian Ramadhani Mukti. The Indonesians had the harder route, edging Chinese Taipei’s Tee Wei Ting-Chen Yu-Hsi 13-15 16-14 16-14.
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS
BOYS SINGLES: Fardhan Rainada Joe (Ina) bt Mady Sow (Fra) 11-15, 15-8, 16-14; Radithya Bayu Wardhana (Ina) bt Jagsher Singh Khangurra (Ind) 15-6, 13-15, 15-3
BOYS DOUBLES: Oku Mahiro-Masato Yamashiro (Jpn) bt Feng Yilang-Wei Jianzhen (Chn) 10-15, 15-11, 15-8; Chen Ping Hsuan-Lee Wei Ting (Tpe) bt Njoto Michaelangelo-Jerry Yu Zhirui (Hkg) 15-4, 15-8
GIRLS SINGLES: Saki Matsumoto (Jpn) bt Yin Yiqing (Chn) 10-15, 15-7, 15-9; Zhang Yixin (Chn) bt Ip Sum Yau (Hkg) 12-15, 15-10, 15-10
GIRLS DOUBLES: Genevie Lim-Low Zi Yu (Mas) bt Shi Sichen-Xiang Yujin (Chn) 15-9, 15-11; Nijika Kamata-Shizuku Kashio (Jpn) bt Choi Ye-da-Kim Min-chee (Kor) 15-10, 15-8
MIXED DOUBLES: Feng Yilang-Li Menghan (Chn) bt Raihan Daffa Edsel Pramono-Atresia Naufa Candani (Ina) 15-11, 15-14; Muhammad Luthfi Habibi-Dian Ramadhani Mukti (Ina) bt Lee Wei Ting-Chen Yu-His (Tpe) 13-15, 16-14, 16-14
