Thai sixth seed to face hometown favorite An Se-young in badminton showdownPornpawee Chochuwong booked her billet in the ladies’ singles last of the US$360,000 Korea Open Championships in Suncheon on Saturday.
The Thai 6th seed fought past Kim Ga-Eun of South Korea 17-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the semi-finals of the World Tour Super 500 badminton occasion.It was one more dug out from a deficit triumph for Pornpawee, who additionally retaliated to disturb fourth-cultivated comrade Ratchanok Intanon in the quarter-finals on Friday.
The 24-year-old, who had to miss last month’s All England Open in light of Covid-19, will play South Korean second seed A Se-youthful on Sunday’s conclusive.A furious Pusarla V Sindhu in straight sets (21-14, 21-17) on a day to forget for the double-cross Olympic medallist from India.Ladies’ copies star Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard will likewise compete for the title on Sunday
The eighth-cultivated pair traveled past Eom Hye-won and Kim Bo-Seong of South Korea 21-17, 21-8 every 36 minutes.They will take on another Korean mix, the seventh seeds Jeong Na-Eun and Kim Hye-Jeong, who crushed comrades Chang Ye-Na and Jung Kyung-Eun 23-21, 21-12.Jonatan Christie, who crushed Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the quarter-finals, progressed to the men’s singles championship with a two-game dominance over Srikanth Kidambi.
The Indonesian third seed brought down the Indian 21-19, 21-16 and will meet China’s Weng Hongyang, who crushed Victor Svendsen of Denmark 22-20, 21-13.
