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Patna : Third seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan, 25, Thailand, and World No 38 Line Christophersen, 21, Denmark, will clash in the women’s singles final of Orleans masters 2021, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Tour Super 100 event at Orleans, France, on March 28, 2021.
World No 13 Busanan Ongbamrungphan upset top seed & World No 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong, 23, Thailand, in a three-game thriller 18-21, 21-15, 21-18 in 80 minutes in semi-finals on March 27, 2021. Busanan won 60 rallies during the match to 54 by Pornpawee Chochuwong, who had reached the final of All England Open Badminton Championships recently. Busanan won 7 consecutive points during the match to 5 by Chochuwong. Busanan now leads Chochuwong 4-2 Head to Head.
World No 38 Line Christophersen stunned 4th seed & World No 20 Saina Nehwal, 31, India, in straight games 21-17, 21-17 in just 28 minutes in first semi-finals. Christophersen won 42 rallies during the match to 34 by Saina. The Dane won 5 consecutive points in the match to 3 by Saina. Christphersen now leads Saina 1-0 Head to Head. Christophersen had defeated World No 162 Ira Sharma, India, in quarter-finals.