Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon eliminated top seed Nozomi Okuhara to secure her place in the women’s singles final at the BWF German Open in Mülheim ©Getty Images

Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon eliminated top seed Nozomi Okuhara to secure her place in the women’s singles final at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) German Open in Mülheim.

Intanon recorded a 21-15, 21-12 win over her Japanese opponent at the Innogy Sporthalle.

Standing between her and glory is another Japanese player, Akane Yamaguchi, who beat Malaysia's Goh Jin Wei 21-14, 21-11 to move to within one victory of a third successive BWF German Open crown.

In the men’s singles event, top seed Kento Momota of Japan remains on course for success after defeating Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus 24-26, 21-16, 21-15 in the semi-finals.

Japan's Kento Momota is one win away from triumphing in the men's singles event ©Getty Images
Japan's Kento Momota is one win away from triumphing in the men's singles event ©Getty Images

Awaiting him in the final is compatriot Kenta Nishimoto, a 21-15, 18-21, 21-16 winner at the expense of two-time defending champion Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. 

Both the men's and women's singles finals are due to take place tomorrow.

The BWF World Tour event is ranked as a Super 300.

It offers prize money of $150,000 (£114,000/€132,000).