China’s badminton ace Chen Yufei delivered a jaw-dropping comeback in the women’s singles semifinals at the Orleans Masters on Saturday, rallying past USA’s Zhang Beiwen in a nail-biter! After dropping the first game 21-15 due to unforced errors, Chen flipped the script like a true champion 🌟. She unleashed her signature net skills and aggressive smashes to dominate the next two games 21-13 and 21-12, sealing her spot in the final.
🏆 Chen now faces South Korea’s An Se-young, who edged out China’s Gao Fangjie in a grueling three-game semifinal. Will this showdown be the ultimate badminton TikTok trend? 😉
Meanwhile, Chinese men’s doubles duo Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang blitzed through their semifinal, defeating Malaysia’s Arif Abdul Latif and Ye Ruiqing 21-14, 21-13 in just 26 minutes! Their opponents couldn’t keep up with their lightning-fast rallies. Next up: a final clash with South Korea’s Kang Min-hyuk and Ki Dong-ju. 🚀
Got your 🍿 ready? Sunday’s finals promise fireworks! 🇨🇳🇰🇷
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China's Chen battles back to reach badminton Orleans Masters final
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