JAKARTA: Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan beat world No 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-16, 23-21 in the Indonesia Open in Jakarta today to set up a final against Anders Antonsen, who defeated defending champion Shi Yuqi.
Second seed Vitidsarn shot out of the blocks in both games and racked up 5-1 leads but the 35-year-old Chou showed great resilience, fighting back to secure a spot in his first final since last month’s Taipei Open.
China’s Shi began his semi-final strongly, taking the first game 21-9, while third-seeded Antonsen was much more competitive in the second game and pounced on a string of errors from the top seed to wrest control of the match.