Chong Wei-Lin Dan Final On The Cards

Chong Wei-Lin Dan Final On The Cards - A showdown between Lee Chong Wei (pic) and Lin Dan is a possibility in the Malaysian Open final.

On Friday, Chong Wei and Lin Dan marched into the men's singles semi-finals in contrasting styles at the Stadium Perpaduan in Petra Jaya.

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Chong Wei, the 11-time champion, tamed a spirited 21-year-old Jeon Hyeok-jin in what looked like a regular training session with a sensational 21-11, 21-14 win.

Chong Wei takes on world No. 12 Vincent Wong Wing Ki of Hong Kong for a place in the final.

The 27-year-old Wing Ki received a free ride into the semis Friday after Olympic champion Chen Long of China withdrew from the tournament due to a wrist injury.

In contrast to Chong Wei, two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan had to work hard to beat a gritty 19-year-old Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 21-15, 14-21, 21-9 in the quarter-finals.

Lin Dan takes on Son Wan-ho of South Korea in a mouth-watering semi-finals on Saturday.

Quarter-finals results

Men's singles: Son Wan-ho (Kor) bt Ajay Jayaram (Ind) 21-18, 21-14; Vincent Wong Wing Ki (Hkg) bt Chen Long (Chn) w.o; Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Jeon Hyeok-jin (Kor) 21-11, 21-14; Lin Dan (Chn) bt Jonatan Christie (Ina) 21-15, 14-21, 21-9.

Men's doubles: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Ina) bt Li Junhui-Liu Yuchen (Chn) 7-21, 21-17, 21-17; Takeshi Kamura-Keigo Sonoda (Jpn) bt Bodin Isara-Nipitphon Phuangphuapet (Tha) 21-16, 21-19; Fu Haifeng-Zheng Siwei (Chn) bt Or Chin Chung-Tang Chun Man (Hkg) 21-18, 21-18; Chai Biao-Hong Wei (Chn) bt Kittinupong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh (Tha) 21-19, 20-22, 21-16.

Women's singles: Tai Tzu-ying (Tpe) bt Chen Yufei (Chn) 21-17, 20-22, 24-22; Nozomi Okuhara (Jpn) bt Akane Yamaguchi (Jpn) 21-18, 22-20; Sung Ji-hyun-Sun Yu (Chn) 21-11, 21-15; Carolina Marin (Spa) bt Ratchanok Intanon (Tha) 21-8, 18-21, 21-12.

Women's doubles: Chang Ye-na-Lee So-hee (Kor) bt Kamilla Rytter Juhl-Christinna Pedersen (Den) 12-21, 21-15, 21-14; Misaki Matsutomo-Ayaka Takahashi (Jpn) bt Huang Dongping-Li Yinhui (Chn) 18-21, 21-14, 21-17; Huang Yaqiong-Tang Jinhua (Chn) bt Bao Yixin-Yu Xiaohan (Chn) 21-17, 21-14; Yuki Fukushima-Sayaka Hirota (Jpn) bt Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan (Chn) 21-18, 25-23.

Mixed doubles: Zheng Siwei-Chen Qingchen (Chn) bt Reginald Lee Chun Hei-Chau Hoi Wah (Hkg) 21-16, 21-9; Lu Kai-Huang Yaqiong (Chn) bt Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) 21-16, 21-17; Zhang Nan-Li Yunhui (Chn) bt Joachim Fischer Nielsen-Christinna Pedersen (Den) 23-21, 21-19; Tontowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir (Ina) bt Choi Solgyu-Chae Yoo-jung (Kor) 16-21, 23-21, 22-20.