Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (R) of China celebrate scoring during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
PARIS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- China has ensured a one-two finish in badminton women's doubles after two Chinese duos beat their respective opponents in the semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
Top seeds Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan overcame Malaysia's Tan Pearly and Thinaah Muralitharan in a three-set battle, with scores of 21-12, 18-21, and 21-15.
The other Chinese pair Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning beat Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in straight sets 21-16, 21-19 to advance to the final.
The women's doubles final will be staged on Saturday. ■
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (L) of China celebrate after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (front) of China compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Chen Qingchen (front)/Jia Yifan of China compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Pearly Tan (L)/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Pearly Tan (R)/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia react during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (L) of China compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Chen Qingchen (front)/Jia Yifan of China compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Pearly Tan (R)/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (L) of China celebrate after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (L) of China celebrate after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (L) of China react during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (front) of China compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Matsuyama Nami (R)/Shida Chiharu of Japan react during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (front) of China celebrate scoring during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Matsuyama Nami (L)/Shida Chiharu of Japan react after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (L) of China compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (R) of China celebrate scoring during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Matsuyama Nami (front)/Shida Chiharu of Japan compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (R) of China compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu (L) of Japan react after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (R) of China celebrate scoring during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (R) of China compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu (front) of Japan react after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Liu Shengshu (L)/Tan Ning of China compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (R) of China celebrate after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (R) of China celebrate after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (R) of China celebrate scoring during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Tan Ning (C) of China hugs Shida Chiharu (R) of Japan after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton between Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China and Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (R) of China celebrate after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu (R) of Japan compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Tan Ning (bottom) of China celebrates after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton between Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China and Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (L) of China celebrate after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)
Chen Qingchen (top)/Jia Yifan of China compete during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)
Chen Qingchen (L)/Jia Yifan of China celebrate scoring during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)
Chen Qingchen (L)/Jia Yifan of China celebrate after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)
Chen Qingchen (L, down)/Jia Yifan (R, down) of China celebrate scoring during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)
Chen Qingchen (L)/Jia Yifan of China celebrate after the women's doubles semifinal of badminton against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)
Chen Qingchen (R) of China competes during the women's doubles semifinal of badminton between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)
