Badminton: Son Crushes Lin In Japan Open

Badminton: Son crushes Lin in Japan Open

World number one Son Wan-Ho overpowered two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan of China in the men's singles at the Japan Badminton Open

TOKYO, Sept 22, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Sep, 2017 ) - World number one Son Wan-Ho overpowered two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan of China in the men's singles at the Japan Badminton Open Friday, while newly crowned women's world champion Nozomi Okuhara also reached the semi-finals.

South Korea's Son beat the Chinese great with a hard-fought 21-15, 21-15 victory and now faces world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the semis. Axelsen, who beat Lin to clinch the world title in Glasgow last month, brushed off a challenge from Indian ace Kidambi Srikanth 21-17, 21-17.

Defending champion Lee Chong Wei squeezed past fourth-seeded rising star Chou Tien-chen of Taipei 21-11, 15-21, 21-19. The Malaysian, who has won the Japan Open six times, will face Shi Yuqi in the other semi-final after the Chinese second seed beat India's HS Prannoy 21-15, 21-14.