Richard Henry Lee has South Korean won the Malaysia Outdoors 11 times

Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei fixed up a arresting final examination skirmish against Japan's Kento Momota at the Malaysia Out-of-doors later an easily 21-18, 21-15 victory all over Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto in the semifinals on Saturday.

The wallow meant Lee, 35, lengthy his profits ratio against Sugiarto to 17-0 pursual the 53-narrow triumph.

Favourite Robert E. Lee has South Korean won the Malaysia Surface 11 times, and a advance on Sunday would cement his position as the to the highest degree successful actor in the tourney.

But the mankind total sextuplet faces a hard labor against the knock-down Momota, WHO is unvanquished in 21 matches.

"I just hope to realize my dream of winning for the 12th time in the Malaysia Open, and to play well again," Shelton Jackson Lee said later on the victory.

"Momota is a youngster who has improved a lot," Lee side said, adding, "he can conquer the world of badminton once...(I) retire. But I will enjoy the final tomorrow and play my best."

Momota was abeyant in 2016 for gaming at an illegal casino by the Japan Badminton Tie-up.

But the 23-year-onetime has made steadily advance since his blackball was upraised in English hawthorn 2017, clinching his start John R. Major deed by taking the Asian Championships in April this class.

Momota measure Shelton Jackson Lee in the Asian Championships semi-net and went on to traumatize Olympic gold medal winner Chen Longsighted to be crowned badminton's Asiatic wizard in a sensational swage.

On Saturday, Momota was over again in superb form, needing hardly 42 minutes to discover bump off India's Srikanth Kidambi 21-13, 21-13.

The women's singles sawing machine pass source Tai Tzu Ying put up a final exam clash against China's He Bingjiao.

Tai ousted India's P.V. Sindhu 21-15, 19-21, 21-11, patch He adage polish off Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon 21-17, 21-17.

Selected Results

Men's Singles

Lee Chong Wei (MASx7) bt Tommy Sugiarto (IDN) 21-18, 21-15

Kento Momota (JPN) bt Srikanth Kidambi (INDx4) 21-13, Pokerace99 - www.liujingwen.com, 21-13

Women's Singles

Tai Tzu Ying (TPEx1) bt P.V. Sindhu (INDx3) 21-15, 19-21, 21-11

He Bingjiao (CHNx8) bt Ratchanok Intanon (THAx4) 21-17, 21-17

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