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Danish Gade eliminates Taufik in Indonesia Open

(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-06-24 21:31
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JAKARTA - The only host shuttler in the Indonesia Open men's singles quarterfinals, Taufik Hidayat, crashed out here on Friday.

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Peter Hoeg Gade from Denmark beat Taufik 21-17, 21-15 and roared into the semifinals.

"He played better than I did. I committed many mistakes. He deserved to win the match," the third seed Taufik told a press conference.

In the semifinals, Gade will vie the winner of Chen Jin from China and Sho Sasaki from Japan.

Meanwhile, the defending Indonesia Open champion Lee Chong Wei, the top seed, will vie the fourth seed Chen Long from China in the semifinals.

Chen Long trashed out his compatriot Du Pengyu 21-14, 21-15 to set up the clash with Lee.

In the women's singles, the third seed Wang Yihan and the sixth seed Jiang Yanjiao, both from China, have to meet each other in the semifinals on Saturday.

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