Saina Nehwal
Lin, who is making her comeback after a six-month injury break, had to come through the qualifiers and went on to beat All England runner-up and sixth seed Eriko Hirose of Japan in the second round. World No. 4 Saina had lost in the first round of the India Open Super Series last week.
World champion Wang Lin of China
The Indian will play South Korean Ji Hyun Sung, seeded seventh, who upset third seed Yanjiao Jiang of China 25-23, 13-21, 21-18 in another gruelling quarterfinal. Saina has got the better of the South Korean twice.
Lin won eight points in a row to take a huge 17-8 lead before going up a game. Saina fought her way back in a close second game and established a 13-8 lead. But Lin levelled at 15-15. Saina, however, changed gears and it was soon one game apiece.
The decider was a more close affair and both players tested each other, but Saina opened a lead of 7-4 and never gave it away. In another quarter-final, second seeded Wang Xin of China defeated Ai Goti 23-21, 21-16.
