Indonesia Open 2022: Viktor Axelsen denies Anthony Ginting as Lee Zii Jia beats Loh Kean Yew
Players battled on Friday to secure a spot in the semi-finals at the Super 1000 event in Jakarta.
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Viktor Axelsen as well as Lee Zii Jia have made the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open 2022 by winning their respective quarter-finals matches on Friday (17 June).
Reigning Olympic champion Axelsen conceded a game Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting but managed to to overcome the home favourite taking victory 21-13, 18-21, 21-9.
Meanwhile, world number five, Lee and was pushed to the limit by reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew from Singapore in a closely fought match. Both players earned the opportunity to clinch the match, but the Malaysian prevailed, winning 21-18, 16-21, 22-20.
Lee will next play Axelsen on Saturday for a spot in Sunday's final.
In women's singles, reigning world champion Yamaguchi Akane was knocked out of the tournament by China's Wang Zhi Yi.
Wang dispatched the tournament top women's singles seed in straight sets, winning 21-19, 21-14. It's the second big name that the world number 16 has beaten in Jakarta, after eliminating three-time world champion Carolina Marin in Thursday's quarter-finals.
Wang's compatriot He Bing Jiao also pulled off an upset of her own when came from behind to defeat South Korea's An Se Young 15-21, 21-17, 21-14.
Wang and He will play each other in the semi-final on Saturday (18 June).
Indonesia Open 2022: How to watch
The Indonesia Open 2022 is being shown globally, with broadcast partners in each region.
Fans in Malaysia can watch Lee Zii Jia live on Astro's subscription channels.
And if you are unable to find a screen to watch the matches, look out for Olympics.com's match reports from the Istora Senayan in Jakarta.