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Chinese shuttlers make two finals at 2025 Indonesia Open

Jakarta, June 7 (UNI) China's shuttlers advanced to the finals in two events at the Indonesia Open
on Saturday, held at the Istora Senayan stadium.
Women's singles world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi will face Paris Olympic champion An Se-young of South Korea on Sunday after defeating compatriot Han Yue 21-12, 21-13 in the semifinals.
In the women's doubles, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning overcame South Korea's Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee 21-19, 21-18 to reach the final, where they will take on Malaysia's Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan.
Another Chinese pair, Li Yijing and Luo Xumin, fell short in the other women's doubles semifinal. Despite taking the first game 21-12, they were defeated by Tan and Muralitharan 17-21, 11-21, missing out on an all-Chinese final.
In the men's singles, Chinese ace Shi Yuqi narrowly lost to Denmark's Anders Antonsen in a tightly contested match.
Shi claimed the opening game 21-9, but Antonsen rallied to win the next two 21-18, 21-19. It was the 11th career meeting between the two.
In the mixed doubles, the Chinese duo Cheng Xing and Zhang Chi fell to France's Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue.
Despite winning the first game 21-17, Cheng and Zhang were edged out 14-21, 12-21 in the next two.
The 2025 Indonesia Open will conclude on Sunday, with a total prize pool of 1.45 million U.S. dollars.
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