Chong Wei advances to final of Indonesia Open
Bernama
June 15, 2013 22:04 MYT
June 15, 2013 22:04 MYT
National champion Datuk Lee Chong Wei edges closer to the title of the Indonesian Open Premier Super Series Badminton championship for the fifth year after trouncing host player Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka, to advance to the final.
At the semi-final round at the Bung Karno Istora Gelora Stadium, Jakarta today, Chong Wei took 39 minutes to cast aside Dionysius Hayom with 21-17 and 21-14.
Waiting for him at the final is German player Marc Zwiebler who also beat another host player Tommy Sugiarto 21-17 and 21-10 in 37 minutes.
For the record, Chong Wei won the Indonesian Open championship in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Semi-final results from the Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series 2013 badminton tournament Saturday (x denotes seeding):
Men's Singles
Lee Chong Wei (MAS x1) bt Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (INA) 21-17, 21-14
Marc Zwiebler (GER) bt Tommy Sugiarto (INA) 21-17, 21-10
Women's Singles
Li Xuerui (CHN x1) bt Yip Pui Yin (HKG) 17-21, 21-11, 21-11
Juliane Schenk (GER x4) bt Saina Nehwal (IND x2) 12-21, 21-13, 21-14
Men's Doubles
Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae (KOR x2) bt Shin Baek Choel/Yoo Yeon Seong (KOR x8) 21-13, 21-16
Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan (INA) bt Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov (RUS) 21-10, 20-22, 21-14
Women's Doubles
Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang (CHN x1) bt Ma Jin/Tang Jinhua (CHN x4) 21-18, 21-16
Bao Yixin/Cheng Shu (CHN x8) bt Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei (CHN x5) 21-17, 22-20
Mixed Doubles
Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (DEN x4) bt Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir [INA x2] 21-15, 21-14
Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (CHN x3) bt Xu Chen/Ma Jin (CHN x1) 21-15, 21-17