Taiwan's defending champion badminton player Chou Tien-chen is headed to the finals of the Yonex Badminton French Open men's singles competition on Sunday. He defeated the world number two player, Jan O. Jorgensen from Denmark, in straight sets (21-11, 21-19) on Saturday, to advance to the finals.
That was the fifth-ranked Chou's fourth consecutive victory over Jorgensen, having lost five out of nine previous encounters.
Chou will take on Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia, who was ranked first worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks from 2008 to 2012 and now ranks 19th. The Paris event represents a fresh start for the Malaysian player who was handed an eight-month ban for doping by the Badminton World
Federation.
Meanwhile, fourth ranked women's player Tai Tzu-ying from Taiwan was knocked out of the competition by the world's top-ranked Carolina Marin from Spain, losing 17-21, 17-21, in the semifinals on Saturday.