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World champion Marin reaches Hong Kong Open semis

Xinhua, November 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Badminton world champion Carolina Marin ousted Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in straight sets to reach the Hong Kong Open semifinals on Friday.

   The Spanish player moved one step closer to her sixth title of the year as she dismissed Porntip 21-12, 21-13 in 42 minutes.

   Marin has had a strong year, winning the world title in August and shooting up the rankings to No. 1 after starting the year ranked eighth.

   "I am very happy with my performance because last week I lost against Wang Shixian, it wasn't a good game for me," said Marin, referring to the Chinese world No. 6. "But I changed my (mindset) because I want to get the title here."

   In the men's competition, former world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia will meet top seed Chen Long of China later Friday in the quarterfinals.

   The meet is being billed as a grudge match after Lee beat Chen in Sunday's China Open final.

   The Malaysian is on a winning streak after taking back-to-back titles in China and France as he made a strong return following an eight-month doping ban earlier this year.

   Local hero Angus Ng, who downed Chinese Lin Dan in the second round, will meet Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei later Friday to fight for his place in the semi-finals.

   Ng lost to Chou in the quarterfinals of the French Open last month -- the first time he had reached the last eight at a Super Series tournament.  Endi