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Thai doubles campaign ends with a whimper

The Thai challenge in the US$700,000 BWF Malaysia Open ended in the semi-finals on Saturday.

Fourth seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai were beaten by top seeds Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong of China 14-21, 9-21 in the last four of the mixed doubles event.

Earlier, women's doubles pair Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai, the eighth seeds, went down to China's Du Yue and Li Yinhui 12-21, 14-21.

Zheng and Huang will meet second seeded compatriots Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping while Du and Li will play fifth seeds Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in another all-Chinese title match today.

The women's crown will be a battle between top seed and two-time defending champion Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan and fourth seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.

Tai, who defeated Thai ace Ratchanok Intanon in Friday's quarter-finals, defeated China's third seed Chen Yufei 21-14, 21-19 while Yamaguchi beat compatriot Nozomi Okuhara 21-15, 22-20.

The men's singles decider will be an all-Chinese clash between Chen Long and Lin Dan.

Dechapol Puavaranukroh, left, and Sapsiree Taerattanachai in action.

Kunlavut in semis

Kunlavut Vitidsarn defeated Luis Enrique Penalver of Spain to book his berth in the men's singles semi-finals of the $25,000 Finnish Open yesterday.

Kunlavut, a two-time junior world champion, was due to play seventh seed Lin Yu-hsien of Taiwan for a place in the final.

Porntip Buranaprasertsuk also made it to the women's singles semis with a 21-8, 21-11 win over India's Ashmita Chaliha. She was due to meet Turkish second seed Neslihan Yigit in the last four.

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