Antonsen cruise into Thailand Open semi-final to set up clash against Chinese World No.1

Anders Antonsen looked in great form against Taiwan's Li Yang Su
Anders Antonsen looked in great form against Taiwan's Li Yang Su Credit: Joaquin Corchero / Spain DPPI / DPPI via AFP / Profimedia

Danish World No, 3, Anders Antonsen on Friday cruised past Taiwan's Su Li-yang 21-11, 21-11 to set up a potentially mouthwatering clash against Chinese World No.1 Shi Yu Qi in the semi-final of the Super Series 500 tournament Thailand Open.

Anders Antonsen was in superb form in the quarter final at the Thailand Open and had no problems disposing of Su Li-yang from Taiwan.

The Danish World No. 3  dominated the match on Friday and won overwhelmingly in two sets with 21-11, 21-11.

Su Li-yang, who features in 47th place in the world rankings, had occasional good moments, but in the long run was no match for Antonsen.

The 29-year-old Dane is now ready for the semifinals, where he will face a significantly more difficult task in the face of Chinese Shi Yu Qi, the current World No. 1.

In the quarter-final, Antonsen's Taiwanese opponent got off to a good start, and the first half of the first set was relatively even before Antonsen turned the tide in his favour from 8-8.

Towards the end of the set, Su Li-yang had no chance, and Antonsen won it 21-11.

The second set followed the same pattern. The Taiwanese took a 5-2 lead, but Antonsen recovered strongly and secured another 21-11 set win to book his ticket for the semi-final.

Earlier on Friday, the Danish mixed doubles team with Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje also won their quarter-final.

The Danes won a close three-set match against the Chinese duo Wei Ya Xin and Gao Jia Xuan with 21-16, 18-21, 21-19.

In Saturday's semi-final, they will meet another Chinese duo in the face of Cheng Xing and Zhang Chi.

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