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Chinese to dominate Thailand Open finals

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BANGKOK, July 8 - Chinese shuttlers are set to dominate the finals' courts of the SCG Thailand Open Grand Prix after the round of semi-finals concluded Saturday at Bangkok's National Stadium.

For men's singles, Chinese star Chen Hong defeated Wei NG from Chinese Hong Kong 21:18, 21:9. Chen Hong is meant to meet "Super Man" Boonsak Ponsana at the finals, after the Thai ace¹ outed Chen Hong's compatriot Chen Jin, in an intense contest facing a cheering Thai spectator crowd.

Boonsak, ranking 10th in the latest list of Badminton World Federation² (BWF), had lost to Chen Jin in their latest three encounters, but seemed to regain³ his strength touching⁴ his homeland, beating the 4th-ranked opponent 19:21, 21:18, 21:13.

3rd-ranked Zhu Lin defeated Pi Hongyan representing France 21: 16,21:18 to enter the women's singles finals. Zhu would be fighting with her former teammate Zhou Mi, who joined Chinese Hong Kong team early this year after retiring from the China's national team in 2005, for the laurel on Sunday.

Zhou Mi, who had topped the BWF singles ranking for many times, earned herself the chance, playing through all the rounds starting from the qualification, since she had retreated from international tournaments for more than one year before she returned to the court gaining back her points.

Zhou, ranking 89th at present, won the semi-final match over Aiying Xing from Singapore 17:21, 21:13, 21:9.

For women's doubles, the title is set to crown a Chinese pair, after Gao Ling/Huang Sui beat Yu Chin Chien/Wen-Hsing Cheng from Chinese Taipei 21:10, 21:16, and Du Jing/Yu Yang flirted⁵ out Kyung Won Lee/Hyo Jung Lee from South Korea by 21:14, 21:17.

Chinese mixed doubles pair He Hanbin/Yu Yang (F) had a hard play against the Thai top-seed Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam(F), but the Chinese managed to win the battle by 21: 18 18:21 23:21.

The Chinese pair's opponent for Sunday's finals will be Sang Hoon Han/Yu Mi Hwang (F) from South Korea, who beat Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl from Denmark 23:21, 21:14.

The Thailand Open started on Tuesday, July 3, with a prize money totaling 120,000 U.S. dollars.

As a BWF 3A tournament, the Thailand Open provides a chance for players to accumulate their points in a new BWF ranking list to be released on May 1, 2008, which will determine the players' qualifications for the Beijing Olympics 2008.

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1 ace
n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的
参考例句：
A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。 He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

2 federation
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。 Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

3 regain
vt.重新获得，收复，恢复
参考例句：
He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。 The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

4 touching
adj.动人的，使人感伤的
参考例句：
It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。 His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

5 flirted
v.调情，打情骂俏( flirt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
She flirted her fan. 她急速挥动着扇子。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 During his four months in Egypt he flirted with religious emotions. 在埃及逗留的这四个月期间，他又玩弄起宗教情绪来了。来自辞典例句

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