PETALING JAYA: Former world No.1 Lee Chong Wei has found himself in familiar territory once again.
The 33-year-old has reached his first Superseries final in 16 months - and the 56th of his career - after powering past China’s Wang Zhengming 21-7, 21-13 in the semi-finals of the French Open on Saturday.
Chong Wei now holds a remarkable 15-0 record over world No.9 Zhengming in this latest win that took just 35 minutes.
The world No.19 Malaysian is showing glimpses of his old form having also outclassed Sho Sasaki of Japan 21-9, 21-12 in the last eight on Friday.
The two-time Olympic silver medallist will be seeking for his 39th Superseries crown when he takes on defending champion Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan on Sunday.
The in-form world No.5 Tien-chen ousted world No.2 and second seed Jan O Jorgensen 21-11, 21-19 in the other last four clash, to mark his fourth consecutive win over the Dane.
Chong Wei has not faced the 25-year-old before, but he should be wary of Tien-chen’s threat.
The Taiwanese has reached the semi-finals in his three previous starts at the Japan Open, Korea Open and Denmark Open.
Chong Wei’s last Superseries final was at the Japan Open last June
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