A fast and enterprising performance from fleet-footed 22-year-old Shi Yuqi ensured that China will win back the men\u2019s singles title at the Badminton All-England Open in Sunday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n
Shi overcame Son Wan Ho, the fifth-seeded Korean to reach the final of the famous 118-year-old tournament with a 21-17, 21-14 win.<\/p>\n
Two-time former champion Lin Dan faces Chinese compatriot Huang Yuxiang in the other semi-final later on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Son may have been blunted by two gruelling three-game tussles in the past three days and the fresher Shi was quick to take advantage once he was able to snap out an error-strewn start that saw him fall 7-11 behind in the first game and 5-9 in the second.<\/p>\n
Shi hit top form with a seven-point sequence in the middle of the second game to decisively swing the match in his favour.<\/p>\n
His success followed a surprisingly comfortable victory over China\u2019s Olympic champion Chen Long on Friday, and offers the chance of redemption after being blown away by Malaysia\u2019s Lee Chong Wei in last year\u2019s final.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the final I hope I can do better than last year. This time I will be playing one of my team mates, so I will be able to prepare for specific details.\u201d<\/p>\n
By contrast Tai Tzu Ying\u2019s victory over Chen Yufei ensured that China cannot regain the title in a women\u2019s singles event it once used to dominate.<\/p>\n
The top-seeded defending All-England champion from Taiwan won 21-15, 20-22, 21-3 against the eighth-seeded Chen Yufei, a 20-year-old former world junior champion, recovering from a temporary loss of concentration in the second game and re-asserting her reputation as the world\u2019s most skilful female player.<\/p>\n
Her opponent in the final will be the winner between Akane Yamaguchi, the World Super Series finals winner from Japan, and PV Sindhu, the Olympic silver medallist from India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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