Chinese shuttlers advance to three finals at badminton French Open

BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese players secured final spots in three events at the badminton French Open on Saturday.

In a women's singles marquee match, Chinese star Chen Yufei engaged in an 87-minute battle against world No. 1 An Se-young of South Korea, who eventually prevailed 23-21, 18-21, 21-16.

In the other women's semifinal, China's Wang Zhiyi defeated compatriot Han Yue 21-14, 20-22, 21-14 t