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World number one Lee Chong Wei on Saturday advanced to the last round of the BWF World Superseries Finals, closing in on winning the title for a record fourth time.
The Malaysian, who won three men's singles crowns from 2008-2010, crushed Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen 21-14, 21-16 in 40 minutes to reach Sunday's final on home turf where he will face Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto.
The fourth-seeded Indonesian beat Japan's Kenichi Tago 21-14, 19-21, 21-5.
Lee holds the record of three titles with women's pair Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China and Denmark's men's pair Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen.
Wang and Yu, who won from 2010-2012, pulled out yesterday with injury. Boe and Mogensen yesterday lost to Indonesia's world champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 21-18, 21-18.
It was a straightforward victory for Lee, whose court coverage and ability to retrieve every shuttlecock the French Open champion threw at him frustrated the Dane.
Lee beat Jorgensen 23-21, 24-22 in the group stage on Friday.
"Today, I was ready for him. I was determined to beat him quickly and started the match on fire," the Olympic silver medallist said. "The only downside to my victory was that I allowed him back into the match in the second game after taking a big lead."
In women's singles, China's Li Xuerui easily beat South Korea's Bae Yeon-Ju 21-15, 21-9. In the final, she will face Taiwan's Tai Tzu-ying, who came back from a game down and saved three match points to beat China's top seed Wang Shixian 15-21, 21-19, 22-20.
In the women's doubles, world champions Wang and Yu raised eyebrows when they conceded a walkover to compatriots Ma Jin and Tang Jinhua, after citing a hip injury to Yu.
This is not the first time Chinese players have opted out of facing teammates and comes on the heels of the Badminton World Federation introducing a random draw for the semi-finals to avoid "game-throwing".
The change was prompted by the scandal at last year's Olympics when Wang and Yu together with three other women's pairs were charged for not using their "best efforts" to win matches.
In the final, Ma and Tang will take on Denmark's Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl, who defeated South Koreans Jang Ye-na and Kim So-young 21-12, 21-18.
The Danish duo are hoping to become the first European winners of this category. In the men's doubles, Kim Ki-jung and Kim Sa-rang beat fellow South Koreans Ko Sung-hyun and Lee Yong-dae 21-14, 19-21, 21-16.


Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei closes in on record fourth Superseries Finals title

World No 1 Lee Chong Wei will be competing for a record fourth straight Superseries Finals title on Sunday. Photo: AFP

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World number one now takes on Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto for the crown


Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei closes in on record fourth Superseries Finals title

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World number one now takes on Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto for the crown