Ng beats Dan to make Hong Kong Open semifinals

Hong Kong - The young Hong Konger stunned the home crowd when he beat badminton legend Lin Dan in the second round, and took down Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan in the quarterfinals for a place in the final four.

 Badminton great Lee Chong Wei beat world No.1 Chen Long for the second time in a row to secure his place in the final four of the Hong Kong Open on Friday.
The quarterfinal meet between the long-standing rivals was something of a grudge match after Lee downed the Chinese player to take the title at the China Open last week.
The former world number one will now face giant-slayer Angus Ng in the semi-finals.
The young Hong Konger stunned the home crowd when he beat badminton legend Lin Dan in the second round, and took down Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan in the quarterfinals for a place in the final four.
Chen - who has won seven titles this year - had the upper hand in the first set.
But a late surge by Lee at the end of the second set took the marathon match into a third that went the Malaysian's way after 85 minutes 13-21, 21-19, 21-15.
Lee is on a winning streak after taking back-to-back titles in China and France as he made a strong return following an eight-month doping ban earlier this year, but he admitted the pressure would be on him as he stepped on court Saturday to face Ng.
"It is always nothing to loose and I always want to beat the opponent. I think tomorrow the pressure is on my side but I just enjoy the semi-final," Lee said.
Overnight hometown hero Ng took three sets to beat Chou 21-17, 15-21, 21-15 and to make it to his first ever semi-final at a Super Series tournament.
Unseeded Indonesian teenager Ginting Anthony downed fellow qualifier Kazumasa Sakai of Japan for a place in the final four.
He will meet China's Tian Houwei who overcame compatriot Wang Zhengming. Wang managed the first upset of the tournament when he dismissed Danish world number two Jan O Jorgensen in the opening round.
On the women's side, world champion Carolina Marin brushed off Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk to book her place in the semi-finals.
The Spanish player had her sights firmly set on her sixth big title of the year as she dismissed the Thai 21-12, 21-13 in 42 minutes, despite some impressive lunges for the shuttlecock by Porntip.
Marin has had a strong year, winning the world title in August and shooting up the rankings to number one after starting the year ranked eighth.
"I am very happy with my performance because last week I lost against Wang Shixian, it wasn't a good game for me," said Marin, referring to the Chinese world number six.
"But I changed my (mindset) because I want to get the title here."
Marin will play former world number one Wang Yihan of China in the final four, while Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon - who was the youngest ever world champion when she took the title in 2013 - faces Nozomi Okuhara of Japan.