The former world champion Viktor Axelsen had to take all three sets to qualify to the semifinals at the badmintonturneringen Indonesia Masters, which ranks at level 4 on the World Tour.
The chinese qualifier Zhao Jun Peng provided good resistance in the first set, but was to stand a chance in the last two, and it ended with the Danish victory in 20-22, 21-13, 21-7.
Femteseedede Abreu came bad out of the starting blocks in the match and was behind in most of the first set.
He came back and got a sætbold at 20-19, but three lost balls in a row and sent the set in chinese hands.
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Viktor Axelsen in the semi-final up against Anthony Ginting. Photo: Mohd Rasfan / Ritzau Scanpix.
In both of the subsequent sets pulled the dane early and left no doubt that the space in the semi-final was his.
Here, Axelsen hjemmebanefavoritten Anthony Ginting, who is seeded as number seven.
Later on Friday to play fjerdeseedede Anders Antonsen also for a place in the semi-finals in his match against another hjemmebanefavorit in the guise of sjetteseedede Jonathan Christie.
Viktor Axelsen was last week in the finals at the Malaysia Masters, where he lost to the twice world champion Kento Momota.
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