China secures two women's singles semifinal spots at All England Open Badminton Championships
LONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Zhiyi and Chen Yufei defeated their respective opponents to reach the women's singles semifinals of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham on Friday.
World No. 3 Chen only needed 51 minutes to beat Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 23-21, 21-11.
"My strategy is patience," said the Tokyo Olympic gold medalist, who suffered a quarterfinal exit in l