Swiss Open : Chong Wei edged Taufik to reach semi-finals

WORLD No 1 Lee Chong Wei survived a narrow escape when he edged Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia to reach the semi-finals of the Swiss Open in Basel last night.

Chong Wei, the top seed, was tested to the limit by Taufik before securing 21-23, 21-12, 21-19 in 66 minutes to earn a place in the last four.

However, his rival Lin Dan of China advanced to the semi-finals with an easy 21-16, 21-14 win over Hsieh Yu Hsin of Taiwan.

Chong Wei will meet Jan Jorgensen of Denmark, who beat another Malaysian shuttler Sairul Amar Ayub 21-18, 21-16, in the last four today.

Lin Dan will set-up an all-China semi-final clash when Chen Jin thrashed England's Andrew Smith 21-10, 21-5 to secure his berth in the last four.
In the men's doubles, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong advanced to the semi-finals after a comprehensive 21-14, 21-17 win over Michal Logosz-Robert Mateusiak of Poland.

Kien Keat-Boon Heong will take on All England champions Fu Haifeng-Cai Yun of China, who defeated Chris Adcock-Robert Blair of England 21-10, 21-11, today.

The other semi-final will pit Denmark's Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen against South Korea's Lee Yong Dae-Shin Baek Cheol.

World No 1 Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei were forced to withdraw from the women's doubles quarter-finals duie to an injury last night.

Eei Hui had suffered a recurrence of a back injury during the All England last week, had to concede the quarter-finals against Ha Jung Eun-Kim Min Jung of South Korea yesterday.

Malaysia's campaign in the mixed doubles also came to an end after Fairuzizuan Tazari-Wong Pei Tty lost 21-18, 21-8 to Olympic champions Lee Yong Dae-Lee Hyo Jung of South Korea in the last eight.

Q-Final Results - Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Taufik Hidayat (Ina) 21-23, 21-12, 21-19; Jan Jorgensen (Den) bt Sairul Amar Ayob (Mas) 21-18, 21-16; Chen Jin (Chn) bt Andrew Smith (Eng) 21-10, 21-5; Lin Dan (Chn) Hsieh Yu Hsin (Tai) 21-16, 21-14.

Doubles: Lee Yong Dae-Shin Baek Cheol (Kor) bt Kenichi Hayakawa-Kenta Kazuno (Jpn) 23-21, 21-15; Fu Haifeng-Cai Yun (Chn) bt Chris Adcock-Robert Blair (Eng) 21-10, 21-11; Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) bt Michal Logosz-Robert Mateusiak (Pol) 21-14, 21-17; Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (Den) bt Anthony Clark-Nathan Robertson (Eng) 18-21, 21-19, 21-14.

Women's Singles: Jiang Yanjiao (Chn) bt Salakjit Ponsana (Tha) 21-16, 21-13; Pi Hongyan (Fra) bt Juliane Schenk (Ger) 21-18, 21-13; Wang Yihan (Chn) bt Zhou Mi (HK) 21-11 23-21; Lu Lan (Chn) bt Saina Nehwal (Ind) 18-21 21-8 21-17.

Doubles: Ha Jung Eun-Kim Min Jung (Kor) w.o. Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui (Mas).

Mixed Doubles: Lee Yong Dae-Lee Hyo Jung (Kor) bt Fairuzizuan Tazari-Wong Pei Tty (Mas) 21-18, 21-8.