Taipei: Taiwan’s left-handed shuttler Lin Chun-yi reached the men’s singles final at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) All England Open at Utilita Arena Birmingham on Saturday. Lin advanced after defeating Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn in a three-game semifinal 21-14, 18-21, 21-16.

According to Focus Taiwan, Lin took the first game 21-14 after finding his rhythm midway through, but was unable to maintain the momentum and dropped the second 18-21. He bounced back in the decider to seal the match 21-16. Lin will face either India’s Lakshya Sen or Canada’s Victor Lai in the final of the BWF Super 1000-level event. He is the third Taiwanese men’s singles player to reach the All England final, after Lee Chia-hao and Chou Tien-chen. If Lin wins the title, he could break into the world’s top 10 next week.

Besides Lin, Taiwan’s Ye Hong-wei and Nicole Gonzales Chan also reached the mixed doubles final after coming from behind to defeat Hong Kong’s Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet 16-21, 21-15, 21-13. Ye and Chan
will face France’s Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue for the title.