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Lee, Tai advance to Japan Open final
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September 23, 2012, Sunday
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LEE Chong Wei will meet Thailand's unseeded Boonsak Ponsana in the final of the Japan Open after the two-time champion breezed past Simon Santoso in Tokyo yesterday.
The top seed and Olympic silver medalist, winner in Japan in 2007 and 2010, needed just over 30 minutes to see off the third seed 21-7, 21-17 in a one-sided semifinal.
"Simon seemed not to play his best. He made too many mistakes, especially in the first game, so I just needed to play my game," said Malaysian Lee, 29.
"My next opponent tomorrow is also a veteran player. Currently, me and (China's) Lin Dan are leading the world, but I'm sure younger players will be coming up very soon."
Boonsak beat the unseeded Hu Yun of Hong Kong, China, 21-17, 17-21, 21-19.
In the women's draw, Eriko Hirose, the unseeded home hope who eliminated fourth seed Bae Yeon-ju of South Korea on Friday, pulled off another upset by beating sixth seed Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand 21-19, 21-13.
"I've never beaten her before, so I'm really happy to win today. My goal is to win a title in the Superseries. I have one more match to go. I'm going to concentrate on each point to win the title," said Hirose.
Hirose will play Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei in the final. Tai, the fifth seed, defeated second-seeded Sung Ji-Hyun of South Korea 16-21, 21-13, 21-17.
The top seed and Olympic silver medalist, winner in Japan in 2007 and 2010, needed just over 30 minutes to see off the third seed 21-7, 21-17 in a one-sided semifinal.
"Simon seemed not to play his best. He made too many mistakes, especially in the first game, so I just needed to play my game," said Malaysian Lee, 29.
"My next opponent tomorrow is also a veteran player. Currently, me and (China's) Lin Dan are leading the world, but I'm sure younger players will be coming up very soon."
Boonsak beat the unseeded Hu Yun of Hong Kong, China, 21-17, 17-21, 21-19.
In the women's draw, Eriko Hirose, the unseeded home hope who eliminated fourth seed Bae Yeon-ju of South Korea on Friday, pulled off another upset by beating sixth seed Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand 21-19, 21-13.
"I've never beaten her before, so I'm really happy to win today. My goal is to win a title in the Superseries. I have one more match to go. I'm going to concentrate on each point to win the title," said Hirose.
Hirose will play Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei in the final. Tai, the fifth seed, defeated second-seeded Sung Ji-Hyun of South Korea 16-21, 21-13, 21-17.
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