Beijing
The Japanese world number one will meet Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen in the decider after beating China’s Chen 19-21 21-17 21-17. Momota is chasing a fourth tournament victory in the World Tour calendar to add to the maiden world title he claimed in August.
But the 24-year-old will have to defeat the fourth seed Chou first. Chou pulled off a shock in his semi-final when he emphatically beat another Chinese player, the second seed Shi Yuqi, 21-11 21-10.
There was at least something to celebrate for the home crowd in the city of Fuzhou with victory for China’s Chen Yufei in the women’s semi-finals. The fourth seed roared back to see off reigning three-time world champion Carolina Marin of Spain 11-21 21-15 21-13.
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