WD - Semi final - One more country sent back home

The finals will be held between the Japanese MATSUMOTO/NAGAHARA [4] and the Malaysians TAN/THINAAH. Both pairs won a two-set match straight down, we are already impatient for tomorrow !

A full Japanese semi final

They knew each other so well but neither of the four players would take any risk. The global data was pretty similar, 12 close matches with 7/5 in favor of MATSUMOTO/NAGAHARA so far. 21/14 for the first set. From 20/20 to 23/23, the spectators were holding their breath: 25/23. A second win in a row sent the world number 7 MATSUMOTO/NAGAHARA to the finals tomorrow.

Malaysian super stars to the finals

Two experienced players teamed up, BAEK Ha Na and LEE So Hee fought for their last chance to the finals today.

Very first meeting for these two pairs. The soon-to-be top 10 pair from Malaysia amazed the audience yesterday and they kicked out one of the best Japanese duos. On their opponent’s side, they took out the Chinese Olympics silver medalists in the quarter finals.

LEE or TAN? Both top smashers in women’s doubles’ world, the first set provided more opportunities for the Malaysians. 21/ 13. Probably not a too difficult first set for the World N.11.

Back to the second set, LEE started having her best shots back. They were leading the game for a bit but the Malaysians obviously refused to play a 3rd game. 21/17: final round for TAN/THINAAH from Malaysia.