Olympic Champion and No. 1 seed Wiktor Axelsen was the winner of two sets in the badminton semi-final Malaysia Open on Saturday (January 14).
Dane defeated Tsuneyama Kant from Japan 21-7, 21-15 to secure a spot in the men’s singles final.
This is Axelsen’s ninth consecutive final at the BWF Super 1000 level, a new record.
It will face another Japanese shuttle, Naraoka Kodai for the title in Kuala Lumpur. In the second semi-final, Naraoka defeated Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21:17, 19:21, 21:17.
The Malaysia open The women’s singles final will feature the top two seeded players
Number 1 in the ranking Yamaguchi Akane beating japan Tai Tzu Ying from Chinese Taipei. Result 21:18, 21:16.
Second seeding of the People’s Republic of Korea Se Young won a thrilling early semi-final by defeating fourth seed China Chen Yu Fei 21-12, 19-21, 21-9.
The finals of the first BWF World Tour event in 2023 will take place on Sunday.
For the full results of the semi-finals, including men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles, Click here.
