Summary Lee Chong Wei crushed Thai opponent Boonsak Ponsana Lee Chong Wei crushed Thai opponent Boonsak Pons
HONG KONG (AFP) - World number one Lee Chong Wei crushed Thai opponent Boonsak Ponsana on Saturday to reach the Hong Kong Open final, setting up a title match against three-time Asian champion Sony Dwi Kuncoro.
The 31-year-old Malaysian top seed -- yet to lose a game in the Superseries event -- eased past the eighth seed 21-12, 21-7 in 33 minutes in their semi-final at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
Indonesia s Kuncoro, defeated by Lee in the final of January s Malaysia Open, eliminated compatriot Tommy Sugiarto 21-14, 8-3, with the fifth seed retiring in the second game.
In the women s singles, victories for Wang Yihan and Wang Shixian set up an all-Chinese final, ensuring there was no repeat of Friday s upset, when top seed and defending champion Li Xuerui was knocked out by Thailand s Porntip Buranaprasertsuk.
Third seed Wang Yihan recovered from losing the first game to beat unseeded Porntip 17-21, 21-15, 21-13 in a match lasting just over an hour.
Fourth-seed Wang Shixian had less trouble in her semi-final, disposing of Japan s Minatsu Mitani 21-13, 21-17.
In a tense match in the men s doubles, unseeded South Korean pair Lee Yong-Dae and Yoo Yeon-Seong beat Indonesia world champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 22-20, 22-20, setting up an all-Korean final with fourth seeds Kim Ki-Jung and Kim Sa-Rang.
In the mixed doubles, England s Chris Adcock and Gabrielle White put out Chinese top seeds Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei and will face China s Liu Cheng and Bao Yixin on Sunday, who beat the Hong Kong pair of Lee Chun-hei and Chau Hoi-wah in a tight three-set contest.
The women s doubles will see an all-Chinese final between Bao Yixin and Tang Jinhua and Ou Dongni and Tang Yuanting.
Hong Kong is the final event in the 12-round Superseries. The BWF Superseries Finals will be held next month in Kuala Lumpur.
