BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan 22: China’s Lin Dan will meet Korea’s Lee Hyun-II in the men’s singles final of the All-England Open badminton championships after winning their semifinals on Saturday: Men’s singles: Lee Hyun-Il (KOR) bt Peter Gade (DEN) 3-15, 15-8, 15-1; Lin Dan (CHN) bt Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 15-9, 10-15, 17-14
Women’s singles: Zhang Ning (CHN) bt Pi Hongyan (FRA) 11-3, 9-11, 11-3; Xie Xingfang (CHN) bt Mia Audina Tjiptawan (NED) 11-13, 11-0, 11-7—AFP