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Chen Long beats Sinisuka and goes for gold in badminton in Tokyo 2020 – Marca Claro

| Marca Claro Writing

The second men’s individual badminton semifinal on court 1 of the Musashino Forest Plaza, promised a duel between two of the best players in the world, the Chinese Chen Long who was facing Anthony Sinisuka Ginting from Indonesia.

Chen Long beats Sinisuka to go for gold in Tokyo 2020 badminton

The veteran of the Chinese Chen, known as “the Great Wall of China”Due to his great defensive ability, he was the favorite of the match.

For its part, 24-year-old Sinisuka He arrived with the illusion of having had a great performance throughout the Olympic tournament, in which he had only given up one game.

The first set had changes from attack to defense and vice versa by both players. Long had the advantage from the start, same that he did not release in the whole game to reach 21 points and take the first set with five units above the one born in Cimahi.

Chen Long already knows his rival for the badminton final

The trend did not change for the second chapter, almost all points were defined close to the net with the athletes placing the rooster in some area, instead of finishing it towards the center.

In the end, the result was 21-11 for Chen, who needed less than an hour of play to earn your pass to the gold medal match.

The Dane awaits him for the grand final Viktor Axelsen, who beat the representative of Guatemala, Kevin Cordon, by two games to zero.

The one from Copenhagen has not lost a single game throughout the tournament and promises to put on a great show against Chen Long in the match that will define who climbs to the top of the podium.

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