In men’s singles, the semifinals feature some surprising matchups. On one side, Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen (5th seed) will face Japan’s Koo Takahashi. On the other side, Yushi Tanaka, who defeated Alex Lanier, will take on China’s Lei Lan Xi (2nd seed), who lived up to his ranking.
Top seed Takuma Obayashi of Japan was eliminated after a thrilling match by Chi Yu Jen, with scores of 14-21, 21-13, 21-19.
