# Denmark’s Vittinghus to meet Korean Hyeok-jin in the men’s final
# India’s Saina Nehwal to face China’s Sun Yu in the women’s final
# Men’s doubles is an all-Indonesia affair
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By Rizal Abdullah
Malaysia’s No 1 mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying failed to make the final in the USD750,000 Xianmenair Australian Open Superseries Premier in Sydney on Saturday.
The seventh seeded Malaysians fell in the semi-finals – losing 15-21, 12-21 in the 41 minutes to China’s world No 10 Lu Kai-Huang Yaqiong – thus ending the hopes of a second superseries final this year.
Peng Soon-Liu Ying, who will carry’s challenge in the Rio Olympics in August were beaten in this year’s Malaysia Open in Shah Alam.
And it will be an all-China final in the mixed doubles after Zheng Siwei-Chen Qingchen upset sixth seeds and All-England champion Praveen Jordan-Debby Susanto in three sets – winning 19-21, 21-11, 21-6 in 54 minutes.
In the men’s singles final Denmark’s Thomas Cup hero Hans-Kristian Vittinghus carved out a 22-20, 21-13 win over India’s K. Srikanth.
The Dane will face South Korean Jeon Hyeok-jin in Sunday final. The Korean prevailed 21-19, 16-21, 21-19 in a 79 minute battle against giant killer Anthony Ginting of Indonesia. Anthony had beaten top seed and world champion Chen Long of China in the quarter-finals.
India’s Saina Nehwal gave herself a big boost for the Rio Olympics with a dominant performance against 2011 world champion and 2012 London Olympics silver medallist Wang Yihan of China with a 21-8, 21-12 win in 31 minutes.
Saina, the 2014 Australian champion will face China’s Sun Yu in the final. Sun Yu was equally impressive in her 21-18, 21-19 win over her senior compatriot Li Xuerui -the reigning Olympic champion.
The men’s doubles final will be an all-Indonesian affair between Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Suwardi and Angga Pratama-Ricky Karanda Suwardi – seeded seventh and sixth respectively.
Gideon-Suwardi outplayed China’s Liu Cheng-Zheng Siwei 21-17, 21-11 in 30 minutes while Angga-Ricky defeated compatriots Berry Angriawan-Rian Agung Saputro 21-16, 21-14.
The women’s doubles final will be between Indonesian second seeds Nitya Krishinda Maheswari-Greysia Polii and China’s Bao Yixin-Chen Qingchen.
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SEMI-FINAL RESULTS
Men’s singles
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (Den) beat K. Srikanth (Ind) 20-22, 21-13
Jeon Hyeok-jin (Kor) beat Anthony Ginting (Ina) 21-19, 16-21, 21-19
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Men’s doubles
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Ina) beat Liu Cheng-Zheng Siwei (Chn) 21-17, 21-11
Angga Pratama-Ricky Karanda Suwardi (Ina) beat Berry Angriawan-Ryan Agung Saputro (Ina) 21-16, 21-14
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Women’s singles
Sun Yu (Chn) beat Li Xuerui (Chn) 21-18, 21-19
Saina Nehwal (Ind) beat Wang Yihan (Chn) 21-8, 21-12
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Women’s doubles
Bao Yixin-Chen Qingchen (Chn) beat Naoko Fukuman-Kurumi Yonao (Jpn) 15-21, 21-18. 21-16
Nitya Krishinda Maheswari-Greysia Polii (Ina) beat Tang Yuanting-Yu Yang (Chn) 21-18, 21-17
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Mixed doubles
Lu Kai-Huang Yaqiong (Chn) beat Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying (Mas) 21-15, 21-12
Zheng Siwei-Chen Qingchen (Chn) beat Praveen-Debby Susanto (Ina) 19-21, 21-11,, 21-16
