Chinese pairs clinch final spots at ITTF Swedish Open

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Fan Zhendong/Xu Xin from China got a ticket to the final at the ITTF World Tour Swedish Open here on Friday.

The Chinese duo saw off South Korea's Jang Woojin/Jeoung Youngsik 11-7, 11-13, 11-6, 11-8, after eliminating host players Kristian Karlsson/Mattias Karlsson in the quarterfinals earlier on Friday.

They will contest for the title with Ho Kwan Kit/Wong Chun Ting of Hong Kong, China, who beat Indian pair of Sharath Kamal Achanta/Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.

In the women's semifinals, China's Chen Meng/Zhu Yuling overcame Doo Hoi Kem/Lee Ho Ching of Hong Kong, China 11-5, 13-11, 11-6.

Their opponents in the final will be Japanese pair Hina Hayata/Mima Ito, who also beat Chen Szu-Yu/Cheng I-Ching of Chinese Taipei in straight games.