Simon Santoso\'s Dream Ended by China Second Seed
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SHANGHAI, - Second seed shuttler Chen Long ended Indonesian Simon Santoso’s dream tournament Saturday at the China Open, to reach the men’s singles finals with a hard-fought two-game win, 21-14, 21-14.
“Together with my coach I prepared for this match very thoroughly (to develop) the specific strategies to play against Simon,” said Chen, who had been weary of the 11th-ranked Santoso after his giant-killing in early rounds.
“The game was ending and I was becoming impatient to go for the kill every time,” said Chen, who celebrated victory after the 44-minute contest by striking a shuttlecock into the stands to a delighted home crowd.
“Today Chen Long played very good. He (didn’t) give me a chance,” said Santoso, who had ousted fourth seeded Dane Peter Hoeg Gade and eighth seed teammate Taufik Hidayat from the tournament. “Today, a little tired,” Santoso said.
Chen will face the winner of tonight’s other semi-final, the much-anticipated battle between titans Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, seeded first, and Lin Dan of China, the third seed. Lin broke Lee’s year-long Super Series winning streak last Saturday at the Hong Kong Open.
In men’s doubles action spectators at the Yuan Shen stadium were treated to a spectacle as third seeds Danes Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen beat second seed Koreans Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae 19-21, 23-21, 22-20 in 81 minutes.
Boe and Margensen will face fourth seeds Ko Sung Hyun and Yoo Yeon Seong in the finals. Ko and Yoo advanced by racking up their third win of the year over Japanese shuttlers Naoki Kawamae and Shoji Sato in straight sets 21-12, 21-18.
In women’s doubles first seeds Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China dispensed with third seed Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa of Japan 21-13, 21-14, the fourth consecutive win for the Chinese women this year over the Japanese pair.
“I feel happy,” said Yu, adding she had to take care not to injure herself during the match because the shuttle was fast and the floor was slippery.
A tournament official said the speed of the shuttle, tested before the afternoon play, was unchanged from previous days. No other players complained about the shuttlecock conditions, after some grumbles earlier in the week. The China Open in Shanghai is the last of 12 Super Series tournaments.
Players are competing for $350,000 in prize money and points which will count towards a ranking that will enable them to compete next month at a finals competition in Liuzhou, China, December 14-18.
“Together with my coach I prepared for this match very thoroughly (to develop) the specific strategies to play against Simon,” said Chen, who had been weary of the 11th-ranked Santoso after his giant-killing in early rounds.
“The game was ending and I was becoming impatient to go for the kill every time,” said Chen, who celebrated victory after the 44-minute contest by striking a shuttlecock into the stands to a delighted home crowd.
“Today Chen Long played very good. He (didn’t) give me a chance,” said Santoso, who had ousted fourth seeded Dane Peter Hoeg Gade and eighth seed teammate Taufik Hidayat from the tournament. “Today, a little tired,” Santoso said.
Chen will face the winner of tonight’s other semi-final, the much-anticipated battle between titans Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, seeded first, and Lin Dan of China, the third seed. Lin broke Lee’s year-long Super Series winning streak last Saturday at the Hong Kong Open.
In men’s doubles action spectators at the Yuan Shen stadium were treated to a spectacle as third seeds Danes Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen beat second seed Koreans Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae 19-21, 23-21, 22-20 in 81 minutes.
Boe and Margensen will face fourth seeds Ko Sung Hyun and Yoo Yeon Seong in the finals. Ko and Yoo advanced by racking up their third win of the year over Japanese shuttlers Naoki Kawamae and Shoji Sato in straight sets 21-12, 21-18.
In women’s doubles first seeds Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China dispensed with third seed Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa of Japan 21-13, 21-14, the fourth consecutive win for the Chinese women this year over the Japanese pair.
“I feel happy,” said Yu, adding she had to take care not to injure herself during the match because the shuttle was fast and the floor was slippery.
A tournament official said the speed of the shuttle, tested before the afternoon play, was unchanged from previous days. No other players complained about the shuttlecock conditions, after some grumbles earlier in the week. The China Open in Shanghai is the last of 12 Super Series tournaments.
Players are competing for $350,000 in prize money and points which will count towards a ranking that will enable them to compete next month at a finals competition in Liuzhou, China, December 14-18.
