(Beijing, October 13) The "Good Luck Beijing" 2007 International Badminton Invitational Tournament entered its fourth day, the semifinals of the five events were staged. In the mixed doubles, world No. 1 Gao Ling/Zheng Bo disposed of No. 4 seed Zhao Tingting/Xu Chen 2-0 (21-12, 21-13) to march into the final first.

As No. 1 and No. 4 seeds of the mixed doubles of this tournament, Gao/Zheng and Zhao/Xu presented their semifinal first today. Because Gao had to concentrate on the upcoming Super Series, she withdrew from the women's doubles. Yesterday, Gao/Zheng overwhelmed Yao Guojun/Zhu Lihua 21-10 and 21-7. Today, the match between Zhao/Xu and them was obviously tenser than yesterday.

In the first game, the two pairs were lost in a seesaw. Although Zhao/Xu paired up not long before, they complemented each other and cooperated well. However, after ten points, Gao/Zheng gradually showed their overall advantage. They were efficient in both attack and defense and cooperated perfectly to take the first game 21-12.

In the second game, the competition was still intense, before ten points, the two pairs evened many times. But after that, Gao/Zheng scored continuously and extended the lead, while Zhao/Xu were insufficient in stamina so as to be beaten 21-13. Gao/Zheng progressed to the final smoothly, while Zhao/Xu had to compete for the bronze.