Up and coming Chinese pair Zhang Nan-Chai Biao stunned top seeded South Koreans Ko Sung Hyun-Yoo Yeon Seong 21-19, 15-21, 21-18 to reach the semi-finals of the VICTOR BWF Super Series Finals in Chinese Taipei on Friday.
The Chinese youngsters, who have found it hard to surpass the achievements of three-time world champions Fu Haifeng-Cai Yun, showed they are ready to take on a more senior role with their march to the final four, where they will face defending champions Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae of South Korea.
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Despite losing their opening match to their more experienced team mates on Wednesday, the young Chinese duo bounced back to trounced 2008 Super Series champions Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong on Thursday.
In a winner-takes-all match with the No. 1 seeds, Zhang Nan-Chai Biao showed no fear despite trailing for most of the match. They showed guts and determination to claim a famous victory and move one step towards walking out of Fu Haifeng-Cai Yun’s massive shadow.
There was only one match in Group B, following the withdrawal of Hendra Setiawan-Markis Kido on Thursday and it was between Jae Sung-Yong Dae and Mogensen-Boe.
Both pairs had already qualified for the semi-final and were playing to decide who topped the group. The Asian duo were quick off the block and never looked back as they wrapped up a comprehensive 21-18, 21-15 victory.
Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Wen Hsing-Chien Yu Chin completed their entry into the women’s doubles semi-finals in front of their adoring fans with a tough three-game victory over the Russian-Bulgarian combination of Anastasia Russkikh-Petya Nedelcheva on Friday.
The loss woke them from their slumber and they began to attack the Europeans before completing a 21-13, 21-12 victory to ensure they finish top of Group A.
Joining them in the last four are Japan’s Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna, who defeated Indonesia’s Greysia Polii-Meeliana Jauhari 21-15, 21-15.
The Japanese duo will now meet Group B winners Wang Xiaoli-Yu Yang of China while Wen Hsing-Chien Yu Chin square off against another Chinese pair, Cheng Shu-Zhao Yunlei.
Unseeded Thai pair Songphon Anugritayawan-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul reached the mixed doubles semi-finals when they topped Group A after beating England’s Nathan Robertson-Jenny Wallwork 21-16, 14-21, 21-17 on Friday. They will be joined in the final four by China’s Zhang Nan-Zhao Yunlei, who had an off day due to the withdrawal of top seeds Thomas Laybourn-Kamilla Rytter Juhl. The Danes pulled out of the event after Laybourn injured his left knee.
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