Ding Ning to face another chopper in Olympic semis

Twice world champion Ding Ning of China made short work of Germany's defensive paddler Han Ying on Tuesday and set to face another chopper Kim Song I next in the women's singles semifinals of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

The top seeded world No. 2 won 11-8, 11-5, 11-3, 11-7 over the 33-year-old Han, a former Chinese who moved to Germany to play for club TV Busenbach and made her debut for the European powerhouses in 2011.

Ding's semifinal opponent will be DPR Korea's Kim, a defensive player who's ranked only the 50th since she attended far more less matches on international stage.

Earlier on Tuesday, Kim rallied past Singapore's Yu Mengyu 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6 to make the semis, adding another credit to herself after the 21-year-old upset top Japanese paddler Kasumi Ishikawa 4-3 in the third round.

Source : XINHUA