Shi Yuqi of China competes in the men's singles semifinals against Li Shifeng of China at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 8, 2024. /CFP
Chinese players have advanced to all five finals at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta after Saturday's matches.
China's Shi Yuqi defeated his compatriot Li Shifeng 19-21, 21-19, 21-14 in the men's singles semifinals. The victory enabled Shi to surpass 100,000 points and he will rise to the top of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) world rankings next week. He will face Anders Antonsen of Denmark in the final.
China's women's singles ace Chen Yufei knocked out Carolina Marin of Spain 21-11, 17-21, 21-13 in the semifinals. Chen Yufei will play South Korea's An Se-young for the title. An beat another Chinese player, Wang Zhiyi, 23-21, 21-13 in the other semifinal contest.
Zheng Siwei (L) and Huang Yaqiong of China compete in the mixed doubles semifinals against Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 8, 2024. /CFP
Two Chinese pairs will compete for the mixed doubles title at the Indonesia Open. Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong defeated Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand 21-19, 21-19 before Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin eliminated Malaysia's Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing 21-16, 21-18 in the two semifinal matches.
Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang of China reached the men's doubles final after defeating Danish pair Anders Skaarup Rasmussen and Kim Astrup 21-13, 21-15. They will play Tee Kai Wun and Man Wei Chong of Malaysia for the trophy.
The women's doubles final will pit Chinese pair Chen Qingquan and Jia Yifan against South Korean opponents Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee. Chen and Jia beat Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto of Japan 21-10, 15-21, 21-17 in the semifinals. Baek and Lee knocked out Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning of China 21-11, 21-14 in the other semifinal.