Today was day five of badminton’s Li-Ning China Open, the twelfth tournament in the Super Series calendar. The Open will last until Sunday, 22 November and will be staged at Yuan Shen Sports Centre in Shanghai, China.
Malaysia had two representatives in the semi-final stages, one each in the mens doubles and womens doubles category. However, only Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong managed to win their match while Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty lost in straight sets.
Saturday, 21 November 2009 - Semi-finals Result:
| Time | Cat | Players | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm | WD | Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty [3] | 17 | 8 | - |
| lost to | |||||
| Tian Qing/Zhang Yawen [6] (CHN) | 21 | 21 | - | ||
| 1:00pm | WS | Wang Shixian (CHN) | 17 | 14 | - |
| lost to | |||||
| Jiang Yanjiao [6] (CHN) |
21 | 21 | - | ||
| 2:00pm | MS | Jan Jorgensen (DEN) | 11 | 21 | 22 |
| beat | |||||
| Chen Jin [4] (CHN) |
21 | 18 | 20 | ||
| 3:00pm | XD | Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung [1] (KOR) |
21 | 20 | 21 |
| beat | |||||
| Songphon Anugritayawon/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul [7] (THA) | 13 | 22 | 15 | ||
| 4:00pm | MD | Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong [1] |
21 | 21 | - |
| beat | |||||
| Chen Hong Ling/Lin Yu Lang (TPE) |
15 | 13 | - | ||
| 7:00pm | WD | Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli [4] (CHN) | 20 | 18 | - |
| lost to | |||||
| Du Jing/Yu Yang [2] (CHN) |
22 | 21 | - | ||
| 8:00pm | MS | Park Sung Hwan [6] (KOR) | 10 | 11 | - |
| lost to | |||||
| Lin Dan [2] (CHN) |
21 | 21 | - | ||
| 9:00pm | MD | Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen [4] (DEN) |
16 | 21 | 21 |
| lost to | |||||
| Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae [2] (KOR) |
21 | 19 | 23 | ||
| 10:00pm | WS | Li Xuerui (CHN) | 19 | 19 | - |
| lost to | |||||
| Wang Xin (CHN) |
21 | 21 | - | ||
| 11:00pm | XD | Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) | - | - | - |
| lost to (walkover) | |||||
| Zheng Bo/Ma Jin [2] (CHN) |
- | - | - |
Malaysian player in red. Match time is local time in Shanghai, China (GMT +08).
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