Lin thumps Liu, sets up Sasaki duel
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FIVE-TIME world champion Lin Dan reached the men’s singles final at the Badminton Asia Championships in South Korea yesterday.
The Chinese star has just one final hurdle to face before he can secure his third continental title, after beating compatriot Liu Kai 21-14, 21-13 in the semifinals in just 27 minutes.
Lin has yet to drop a set and has never needed more than 34 minutes to win any of his matches so far in Gimcheon, about 230 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
Lin, once ranked No. 1, has fallen to 83rd following an extended hiatus. But he returned to action at the China Masters earlier this month and went on to win the event on home soil.
Lin will face world No. 23, Sho Sasaki of Japan, in today’s final. Sasaki advanced by beating Hwang Jong-soo of South Korea 21-13, 21-15.
Lin holds a 9-1 career record against Sasaki, the sole loss coming at the Indonesia Open in 2011.
Both the women’s singles and doubles finals will have South Korean flavor.
In the singles, Sung Ji-hyun beat Sayaka Takahashi of Japan 23-21, 21-13, to set up a matchup against top-seeded Wang Shixian of China today. Wang outdueled PV Sindhu of India 15-21, 22-20, 21-12 over 78 minutes in the semifinals.
South Korea’s Kim Ha-na and Jung Kyung-eun made the women’s doubles final after getting past Zhong Qianxin and Xia Huan of China, 21-23, 21-15, 21-16.
Their opponents will be Luo Ying and Luo Yu, also of China, who defeated Ashwini Ponnappa and Jwala Gutta of India 21-12, 21-7.
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