Dubai World Superseries Finals: Semi-finals day

Saturday, 17 December 2016

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Timeline

7 years ago: Finals line-up completed as day four draws to a close
7 years ago: Goh and Tan book place in men's doubles final
7 years ago: Goh and Tan win first game of men's doubles semi-final clash
7 years ago: Zheng and Chen reach mixed doubles final
7 years ago: Zheng and Chen close on mixed doubles final
7 years ago: Sung silences Sindhu (and the crowd) to reach women's singles final
7 years ago: Sindhu squares up semi-final by winning second game
7 years ago: Sung wins opening game against crowd favourite Sindhu
7 years ago: Axelsen reaches second successive men's singles final in Dubai
7 years ago: Axelsen takes first game of second men's semi-final
7 years ago: Kamura and Sonoda book place in men's doubles final
7 years ago: Top seeds on track for men's doubles final after snatching first game
7 years ago: United Arab Emirates Table Tennis and Badminton Association accepted as BWF member
7 years ago: Tai eclipses Sun to book place in women's singles final
7 years ago: World number one Tai sneaks past Sun in first game
7 years ago: Defending champions Chris and Gabby Adcock through to mixed doubles final
7 years ago: Jordan and Susanto take mixed doubles clash into deciding game
7 years ago: Defending champions claim tight opening game in mixed doubles semi-final
7 years ago: Jia and Chen reach women's doubles final
7 years ago: Chen and Jia close on final after winning opening game
7 years ago: Tian beats Jorgensen to reach men's singles final
7 years ago: Jorgensen strikes back to force decider
7 years ago: Tian takes first game against top men's singles seed
7 years ago: Rio 2016 gold medallists reach women's doubles final
7 years ago: Olympic champions win opening game of women's doubles semi-final
7 years ago: Rematch of women's doubles Olympic final begins semi-final Saturday
7 years ago: Semi-finals set to commence

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