Date:23/01/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/01/23/stories/2006012305131900.htm

Sport - Badminton

Lin Dan in final

BIRMINGHAM: China's top seed Lin Dan beat Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei 15-9, 10-15, 17-14 to reach the final of the All England Open men's singles badminton championships on Saturday.

The results: Semifinals: Men: singles: 5-Lee Hyun-Il (Kor) bt 4-Peter Gade (Den) 3-15, 15-8, 15-1; 1-Lin Dan (Chn) bt 3-Lee Chong Wei (Mas) 15-9, 10-15, 17-14.

Doubles: Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah (Mas) bt Lin Woon Fui & Mohammed Fairuzizuan Tazari (Mas) 15-8, 15-7; 2-Jens Eriksen & Martin Lundgaard Hansen (Den) bt Abdul Latif & Gan Teik Chai (Mas) 17-14, 15-9.

Women: Semifinals: singles: 2-Xie Xingfang (Chn) bt 7-Mia Audina Tjiptawan (Ned) 11-13, 11-0, 11-7; 1-Zhang Ning (Chn) bt 4-Pi Hongyan (Fra) 11-3, 9-11, 11-3.

Doubles: 1-Gao Ling & Huang Sui (Chn) bt 7-Wei Yili & Zhang Yawen (Chn) 15-11, 15-9; 3-Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen (Chn) bt 2-Lee Hyo-Jung & Lee Hyun-Won (Kor) 15-4, 15-9.— AP