On November 23rd, Beijing time, the 2019 Badminton World Federation Korea Masters continued. Only three men's singles players from the Chinese team participated in today's semifinals. Lin Dan defeated teammate Zhao Junpeng 2-0, and Lu Guangzu lost 1-2 to Japan's Tsuneyama Kanta. Lin Dan will face Japanese player Tsuneyama Kanta in Sunday's final. The 17-year-old Korean genius girl An Se-young defeated the top women's singles seed Akane Yamaguchi in two games 21-16. An Se-young will compete with South Korea's first sister Sung Ji-hyun in the women's singles final. The latter 2- 0 defeated Japanese player Saeina Kawakami. Where is our 17-year-old Guo Yu?
The 36-year-old Lin Dan is ranked 16th in the latest men's singles world rankings, and the 23-year-old Zhao Junpeng is ranked 44th in the world. In January this year, the two had a confrontation at the Indonesian Masters. That time, Zhao Junpeng won 21-17, 15 -21, 21-9 defeated Lin Dan, Lin Dan suffered a first-round elimination. In this game, Lin Dan took a 10-6 lead at the beginning of the first game. He soon expanded the lead to 16-8. Lin Dan easily won the game point at 20-10. After Zhao Junpeng chased for 2 points, Lin Dan won 21-12. A good start. In the second game, Lin Dan entered the technical timeout with an 11-7 lead. When the score reached 13-10, Lin Dan hit a 5-0 spurt, quickly extending the lead to 18-10. Lin Dan ended the battle 21-11 and defeated Zhao Junpeng 2-0 in 38 minutes to advance to the final.
In another men’s singles semi-final, national badminton player Lu Guangzu lost to Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama 14-21, 21-18, 17-21. The 23-year-old Kanta Tsuneyama is ranked 14th in the latest men's singles rankings in the world, two places higher than Lin Dan. The two had previously met Lin Dan with 3 wins and 1 loss to maintain the lead. In the All England Open in March this year, Lin Dan lost 1-2 to his opponent, but in the Malaysian Open in April this year, Lin Dan came back and defeated his opponent 16-21, 21-17, 21-10.
In the women's singles semifinals, South Korea's 17-year-old An Se-young defeated Japan's former world No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi twice 21-16, and South Korea's top sister Sung Ji Hyun defeated Japan's Kawakami Sae 21-12, 21-10. Huina, the South Korean team won the women's singles championship and runner-up in advance. Tomorrow's women's singles final will be a battle for South Korea's top sister. The two have met three times before, and Sung Ji Hyun won three consecutive victories. In the Korean Open in September this year, Sung Ji Hyun defeated An Se Young 21-19, 21-16.
In the men's doubles semi-finals, Malaysia's Goh V Shen /Tan Wee Keong lost the first game 16-21, but came back to beat the Korean combination of Ji Suigui/Seo Seungjae 21-15, 21-19. The Chinese Taipei combination Li Yang/Wang Qilin defeated South Korea's Kim Won-ho/Park Hyung-hun (South Korea) 21-16, 21-13. In the final, Li Yang/Wang Qilin will compete with Wu Weisheng/Chen Weiqiang for the championship.
Japanese combination Matsuyama Naomi/Shida Chihiro defeated Chinese Taipei’s Xu Yaqing/Hu Lingfang 21-19, 21-16 in the women’s doubles semifinals. Rio Olympic champions Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi defeated the Korean combination Lee So-hee /Shin Seung-chan 21-14, 8-21, 21-17, in the finals Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi VS Naomi Matsuyama/Shida Qian Yang, the women’s doubles champion belongs to the Japanese team ahead of schedule.
Hong Kong’s Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet defeated Chinese Taipei’s Yang Boxuan/Hu Lingfang 21-12, 21-15 in the mixed doubles semi-finals. Malaysia’s Goh Soon Huat/Lai Jiemin defeated Chinese Taipei’s two 21-17 Li Zhehui/Xu Yaqing, Wu Shunfa/Lai Jiemin will compete with Tang Junwen/Tse Yingsuet in Sunday's final.
