Gao fangjie

NG Ka Long Angus: With some of their top players biting the dust, Badminton superpower China had mixed results as all matchups for the semifinals of the 2024 badminton Malaysia Masters were determined here on Friday. In the men's singles, China's star shuttler Lu Guangzu overpowered Jason Gunawan of Hong Kong, China 21-17, 15-21, 21-14 in a tough match lasting one hour and 24 minutes.

Title favourite Lu will be pitted against top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the semifinals on Saturday. The other semifinal will be played between NG Ka Long Angus from Hong Kong, China and Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.

An all-Chinese semifinal has been set in the women's singles after Wang Zhiyi won over teammate Gao Fangjie and Zhang Yiman outmatched India's Ashmita Chaliha, reports Xinhua. The other women's singles semifinal is going to be contested between India's P.V. Sindhu and Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan.