Chen Jin - Simon Santoso 22-20 21-15
Nguyen Tien Minh - Sho Sasaki 21-19 21-11
Chen has been truly stretching himself in order to secure the Olympic place. Should he win the Australian Open GPG, it will be the second title in a row after his success in Switzerland. Meanwhile Nguyen continues his positive run by ousting the more favorite Sasaki, the 2nd seeded in this year's Australian Open.
Women's Singles
Bae Youn-joo - Ai Goto 21-13 21-12
Han Li - Sung Ji-hyun 21-15 21-12
What a run made by the teenaged Han Li and what a good sign for Bae after yesterday's joy. It is going to be an interesting match where the seniority of the Korean star meets the Chinese future star.
Men's Doubles
One step ahead for Markis/Hendra to get any possibility to attend the "London Summit" in the next Summer Olympic Games. Can these reigning Olympic champions make it through? It's a nail-biting momentum for all Indonesian fans. Playing the Chinese Taipei's Fang/Lee will not an easy job.
Women's Doubles
Luo Ying/Luo Yu - Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito 21-16 21-15
Cheng Wen Hsing/Chien Yu Chin - Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna 21-19 21-19
It must be an upset for Japan because none of their two pairs to go through the final match tomorrow. It's Luo Ying/Luo Yu who have drawn attention with their awesome performance. The Chinese future pairs deserve the address of "giant killers". Their opponents, Chen/Cheng, are, once again, far more experienced. But the Chinese are in the euphoria. So let us see what happen tomorrow.
Mixed Doubles
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying - Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota (Can/Goh wins by walkover)
Chen Hung Ling/Cheng Wen Hsing - Kenichi Hayakawa/Misaki Matsutomo 18-21 21-19 21-6
Hayakawa/Masutomo completed the Japan's worst day of the month, while Chan/Goh were the lucky pairs due to the walkover of the favorite Ikeda/Shiota. Malaysia joins the title race.
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