UPDATE 1 -Badminton-South Korean An stages comeback to reach All England final
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 7 (Reuters) - South Korea's world number one An Se young battled back in style on Saturday to reach the singles final at the All England Open in Birmingham, keeping her title defence on track.
The Olympic champion rallied against China's Chen Yufei to seal a 20-22 21-9 21-12 victory to set up a final showdown with Wang Zhiyi. Wang eased past Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-15 21-19, in a repeat of last year's women's title decider.
Taiwan's Lin Chun-yi stunned Thai second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-14 18-21 21-16 in the men's semi-finals on Saturday and faces India's Lakshya Sen in the showpiece match.
Sen, 24, booked his place in the final after overcoming Canada's Victor Lai 21-16 18-21 21-15, recovering well after dropping the second game.
With defending champion and top seed Shi Yuqi knocked out in the opening round by Sen, the men's draw at the Super 1,000 event opened up early. Danish second seed Anders Antonsen also exited in the first round.
In mixed doubles, Taiwan's Ye Hong-wei and Nicole Gonzales Chan reached the final, where they will play France's Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue.
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