Chen to Face Axelsen in Semi-finals

Chen to Face Axelsen in Semi-finals

The semi-final draw of the Dubai World Superseries Finals 2015 was made today on the conclusion of the group stage.

Women’s Singles will see a repeat of the league match-ups, with the undefeated Nozomi Okuhara (Japan) taking on World champion Carolina Marin (Spain) and Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) facing her nemesis Wang Yihan (China).

Defending Men’s Singles champion Chen Long (China) will run into a player who has troubled him this year – Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, whose compatriot Jan O Jorgensen takes on Japan’s Kento Momota.

Semi-Final draw:

Men’s Singles: Chen Long (China) vs Viktor Axelsen (Denmark); Kento Momota (Japan) vs Jan O Jorgensen (Denmark)

Women’s Singles: Nozomi Okuhara (Japan) vs Carolina Marin (Spain); Wang Yihan (China) vs Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)

Men’s Doubles: Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong (Korea) vs Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia); Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (Denmark) vs Chai Biao/Hong Wei (China)

Women’s Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi (Japan) vs Luo Ying/Luo Yu (China); Greysia Polii/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari (Indonesia) vs Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark)

Mixed Doubles: Chris Adcock/Gabrielle Adcock (England) vs Praveen Jordan/Debby Susanto (Indonesia); Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na vs Lee Chun Hei/Chau Hoi Wah (Hong Kong)

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