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Young Chinese shuttler Li Yinhui fought into the finals of
both women’s doubles and mixed doubles at China Open here on Saturday, vying
for her first BWF Superseries title in both categories on Sunday.
Li Yinhui and Huang Dongping, world ranking 58th, kept a
strong offence and knocked off the third-seeded women’s pair Kamilla Rytter
Juhl and Christinna Pedersen from Denmark, 21-16, 21-18, reports Xinhua.
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With Zhang Nan, Li, 19, brushed aside top-seeded Ko Sung
Hyun and Kim Ha Na, top-ranked duo from South Korea, 21-19, 10-21, 21-15. Li
will have difficulty in playing two finals on Sunday afternoon.
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“I’m very glad that I fought into both finals. I have
never won any title of these two in Superseries. Me and my partners, we’re
doing well in the process. It is very challenging to play two matches in such a
short time. But I’m young and trying to learn how to use my energy,” said
Li.
The 21-year-old Huang and 19-year-old Li made obvious
progress in recent tournaments. They stopped at the first round in Denmark but
stepped into the semi-final in France.
In China Open, the Chinese duo upset Rio Olympic Champion
Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi in the second round and eliminated the
Bulgaria twin pair Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva on Friday.
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