Dan storms into Asian semi-finals.JOHOR BARU Johor Baru (jōhôr` bär`  , jə–) or Johor Baharu (jōhôr` bəhär` , Malaysia: World No 1 Lin Dan
Lin Dan (Simplified Chinese: 林丹; Pinyin: Lin Dan of China moved closer to his first Asian Badminton Championship singles crown, beating South Korea's Lee Hyun-il 21-12, 21-10 in a quarter-final match yesterday. Lin will meet compatriot com·pa·tri·ot n. 1. A person from one's own country. 2. A colleague. [French compatriote, from Late Latin compatri Chen Jin, the No 4 seed, in today's semifinal. Chen beat Malaysia's Wong Choon Hann 21-11, 21-18 in another quarter-final match. The other semi-final will pit Indonesia's Sony Dwi Cuncoro against South Korea's Park Sung-hwan. Three-time tournament winner Sony beat Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (born September 13, 1982 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia) is a popular badminton player and his height is 188 cm. He became known worldwide when he won the Yonex All-England Open Badminton Championships in 2003. of Malaysia 21-16, 21-17 while Park, the No 7 seed, beat Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana 17-21, 23-21, 21-17 in the other two quarter-final matches. Clash The women's singles semi-finals will see 2006 champion Wang Chen of Hong Kong square off against China's Jiang Yanjio, while teammate Yip Pui Yin Yip Pui Yin (Traditional Chinese: 葉姵延) (born 6 August 1987) is a female badminton player from Hong Kong. Career 2005 She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. , seeded No 3, will play Wang Lin of China. Wang Chen beat Japan's Kaori Imabeppu 21-13, 21-9 in their quarter-final clash while Yip defeated another Japanese, Yu Hirayama, 22-20, 21-8. Wang Lin beat Wong Mew Choo Wong Mew Choo is a female badminton singles player from Malaysia. She competed at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and reached the second round. , the No 2 seed from Malaysia, 21-19, 21-14. Jiang took care of the third Japanese to reach the last eight, Ai Goto, 21-15, 21-6. The world champion pair of Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia also made it to the last four in the mixed doubles after their win over the Chinese pair of Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen 21-18, 18-21, 21-15. Results - Page 41 Copyright [c] 2008 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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