Ratchanok Intanon bowed out in the women’s singles semi-finals of the US$1,250,000 Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Saturday.
The Thai star, who is chasing her first title of the year, lost to Caroline Marin 12-21, 11-21 as the Spanish left-hander booked a final showdown against China’s Chen Yufei.
Ratchanok, who upset world No.1 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in a three-game thriller in the previous round, went down in just 43 minutes against the three-time world champion.
Olympic champion Chen dashed An Se-Young’s hopes of winning a third successive tournament after cruising past the Korean world No.2 21-8, 21-17.
Meanwhile mixed doubles top seeds Zheng Siwei…
