Olympic champion An Se-young of South Korea defeated Han Yue of China in straight games and both players secured a place in the women's singles semifinals at the BWF World Tour Finals. Doubles Olympic champions Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan also moved through.
HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Paris Olympic champion An Se-young of South Korea booked her spot in the women's singles last four at the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals here on Friday.
After losing to Japanese ace Akane Yamaguchi on Thursday in Group B, An enjoyed a comfortable 21-11, 21-15 win over China's Han Yue to progress. The latter also qualified for semis with two wins.
Japan's Aya Ohori and China's Wang Zhiyi also reached last four from Group A.
In the men's singles, Denmark's Anders Antonsen and Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen progressed to semifinals from Group A, while home favorite Shi Yuqi and Indonesia's Jonatan Christie made last four from Group B.
Elsewhere, Olympic champions Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong of China secured a semifinal place in mixed doubles event, while Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan cruised to the women's doubles semifinals.
"I've kept my promise to get into semis. I hope all my fans could enjoy 'our last dance'," said Zheng, who announced in November that he would retire from international competition after BWF World Tour Finals. ■