Thai star stumbles into semis

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Thai star stumbles into semis

By The Nation

 

 

Ratchanok Intanon was handed her first defeat in the BWF Dubai World Superseries Finals on Friday but will still appear in the semi-finals.

 

The world No 6 was inconsitent in her last preliminary match with world No 8 Chen Yufei of China but slumped in the latter stages of the deciding game to lose 19-21 21-13 18-21. 

 

But the former world No 1 had already reserved a spot in the last four following her earlier wins over Sung Ji-hyun of South Korea and current world No 1 Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan.

 

Ratchanok’s semi-final opponent on Saturday is world No 2 Akane Yamaguchi who leads her 9-7 in their head-to-head series.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/sports/30334038

 

 

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