Badminton HYLO Open 2022: Zhang Yi Man to face Han Yue in all-Chinese women's final
It will be an all-Chinese affair in women's singles at the BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament in Saarbrucken, Germany.
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Zhang Yi Man has reached the finals at badminton's HYLO Open 2022 in Saarbrucken
After knocking out Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin 19-21, 21-19, 21-19 in the quarters, the shuttler from the People's Republic of China also beat third-seeded Okuhara Nozomi (Japan) 21-18, 21-17 on Saturday (5 November).
Zhang will now face her compatriot Han Yue who ousted Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21-19, 21-19 in the other semi-final.
Meanwhile in men's singles, third-seeded Chou Tien-Chen (Chinese Taipei) beat Toma Junior Popov (France) 21-17, 21-11 to advance to the final where he will meet Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting who defeated Kidambi Srikanth (India) 21-18, 21-15.
HYLO Open 2022: How to watch live
The HYLO Open 2022 will be livestreamed on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com in certain territories.
The BWF Super 200 tournament, from 1-6 November 2022, will also be shown globally, with broadcast partners in each region.
Fans in Malaysia can watch live on Astro's subscription channels.
In India, action will be telecast live on the Sports18 TV channel from the quarter-finals onwards. Live streaming of Hylo Open 2022 will also be available on the Voot platform.
And if you are unable to find a screen to watch the matches, look out for Olympics.com's reports from Saarbrucken.