Viet Nam's Vu Thi Trang faced no difficulty while entering the semi-finals of the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix badminton tournament. — Photo thethaovietnam.vn

HA NOI  (VNS) — Viet Nam's Vu Thi Trang faced no difficulty while entering the semi-finals of the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix badminton tournament.

The No 5 seed yesterday defeated South Korean Kim Ye-ji 21-16, 21-13, at the Hsing Chuang Gymnasium.

She will next play another South Korean Kim Hyo-min who overcame Liang Xiaoyu of Singapore 21-19, 21-13.

The other semis will see Lee Jang-mi of South Korea play No 2 Chen Jiaynan.

On the men's side, Simon Santoro will meet his countryman Sonu Dwi Kuncoro and Tzu Wei Wang of the host will face Ihsan Maulana Mustofa of Singapore. — VNS