India's Chetan Anand scored an easy straight-game victory over Andrew Smith of England [Images] to cruise into men's singles final of Yonex Sunrise India Open Grand Prix badminton tournament in Hyderabad on Saturday.
The unseeded Indian did short work of his English opponent 21-16 21-9 in the semi-final to set up a summit clash against Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand on Sunday.
Fifth-seeded Ponsana came back from one game down to beat Sho Sasaki of Japan [Images] 19-21, 21-14, 21-15 in the other semi-final match.
In women's singles, second seed Lan Lu of China defeated third seed compatriot Lin Zhu of China 17-21, 21-7, 21-10 to set a final date against sixth seed Mi Zhou of Hong Kong who beat Eriko Hirose of Japan 18-21, 21-12, 21-12 in the semi-final.
In men's doubles semi-final, unseeded Choon Eng Chew and Chong Ming Chan of Malaysia upset the second seeded combine of Chandra Wijaya of Indonesia and Tony Gunawan of United States 21-18 9-21 21-19.
Results (semi-finals):
Men's Singles: Chetan Anand (IND) bt Andrew Smith (ENG) 21-6, 21-9; Boonsak Ponsana (THA) bt Sho Sasaki (JAP) 19-21, 21-14, 21-15.
Women's Singles: Mi Zhou (HKG) bt Eriko Hirose (JPN) 18-21, 21-12, 21-12; Lan Lu (CHN) bt Lin Zhu (CHN) 17-21, 21-7, 21-10.
Men's Doubles: Choon Eng Chew and Chong Ming Chan (MAS) bt Chandra Wijaya (INA) and Tony Gunawan (USA) 21-18 9-21 21-19
Women's Doubles: Yu Chin Chien and Wen Hsing Cheng (TPE) bt Shinta Mulia Sari and Lei Yao (SIN) 21-13, 21-17; Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna (JAP) bt Kamila Augustyn and Nadieza Kostiuczyk (POL) 21-18, 21-17.
Mixed Doubles: Hanbin He and Yang Yu (CH) bt Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk (POL) 21-14, 21-19; Kristof Hopp and Birgit Overzier (GER) bt Chich Min Fang and Wen Hsing Cheng (TPE) 21-19, 22-20.
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