Ma Lin beat fellow Chinese Wang Liqin 4-2 (11-5, 11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 3-11, 11-8) to reach the men's singles final at the Olympic table tennis tournament on Saturday.

In the other semifinal, Chinese Wang Hao beat Sweden's Jorgen Persson 4-1 (11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9).

(Xinhua News Agency August 23, 2008)