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SCMP Reporter

Hong Kong's Zhou Mi charged into the Japan Super Series singles final, brushing aside top seed Lu Lan of China 2-1 in Tokyo yesterday.
The seventh seed needed 52 minutes to come back from one game down before clinching a 9-12, 21-13, 21-13 win over Lu, who came fourth in the Olympic Games in Beijing last month. It was also Zhou's third victory over Lu since the former world number one donned Hong Kong colours in May last year.
Zhou won both matches against Lu when they met in the finals of the India Open and the Korea Super Series this year.
The Hong Kong shuttler will now need to overcome another mainlander, Wang Yihan, in today's final to clinch her second Super Series title for Hong Kong.
But 20-year-old Wang will be a hard nut to crack.  The up-and-coming youngster  made short work of second seed Tine Rasmussen of Denmark, 21-15, 21-18, in the other semi-final yesterday.
'Wang is a fast improving player and her performances in Tokyo has been exceptional,' said Hong Kong  head coach Chan Chi-choi. 'But Zhou has vast experience on the circuit and should have a better chance, especially playing in a final.'
Chan said Zhou, who missed the Beijing Olympics because she had not been in Hong Kong long enough, has picked up form quickly.
'She only resumed training three weeks ago, but since she is so experienced she has been able to regain her top form in a short period of time,' he said.
In the men's singles, top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia needed only 20 minutes to thrash Denmark's Joachim Persson 21-6, 21-4 in the semis to set up a final showdown with Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia. The latter had an easy win over Japan's Kenichi Tago 21-15, 21-16.



Zhou stuns top seed  to reach Japan final