Chinese Players Dominate Semifinals, Secure Spots in Three french Open Finals
PARIS, Oct. 26 – Chinese badminton players delivered strong performances in the French Open semifinals on Saturday, advancing to Sunday’s finals in women’s singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
In a thrilling women’s singles match, Chen Yufei battled world No. 1 An Se-young of South Korea for 87 minutes, ultimately falling short with a score of 23-21, 18-21, 21-16. Compatriot Wang Zhiyi ensured at least one Chinese presence in the final, defeating Han Yue 21-14, 20-22, 21-14 in the other semifinal.
The women’s doubles saw an all-Chinese semifinal clash, with Li Yijing and Luo Xumin emerging victorious over Olympic champions Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, 21-16, 21-17. Li and luo will compete against Japanese duo Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto for the title.
Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping secured a final berth in mixed doubles, overcoming Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong, China, 20-22, 21-17, 21-16. They are set to face Thai pair Dechapol puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran.
While facing setbacks in men’s singles, Li Shifeng won the first game against Denmark’s Anders Antonsen 21-15, before Antonsen rallied to win 21-19, 21-13. Home favorite Christo Popov also advanced to the men’s singles final, defeating Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn. The men’s doubles final will feature South Korea’s Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae against Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.
All five finals are scheduled to take place on Sunday.
