China's dominance of the 2015 edition of the Yonex All England Open Badminton championships continued on semi-final day. The highlight saw Chen Long dispatch countryman Lin Dan.In the women's event, Spain's Carolina Marin booked her place in the final.Here are the latest results from the tournament:For a full recap of the results during the first four days of play, visit the competition's official site.For full and updated schedule information, including start times, visit this link.RecapMarin overcame stubborn opposition to seal a place in the final. Tai Tzu Ying kept things very close early on, pressing several rallies. In fact, there were just three points to choose between the two following the opening game.But Marin recovered from her early scare to make easier work of the second game. She took the match after claiming a 10-point win.Afterwards, Marin expressed her confidence ahead of what will be a daunting final showdown with India's Saina Nehwal, per the tournament's official Twitter account:In the men's event, Long set up a final meeting with Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen. The latter stormed through to the final by dismissing Japan's Sho Sasaki in emphatic fashion.Long was almost as convincing as he saw off Dan. A Long-Jorgensen match is probably the final most would want to see, since it will pit the two best players in the men's event against each other.Current World Champion Long is aware of the prestige of the event and is keen to finish the job in Sunday's final:As for Olympic Champion Dan, he's not yet ready to call time on one of the most illustrious careers in the sport's history. He has vowed to come back.The signature moment of the doubles matches came when Indonesian duo Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir reached yet another final. The pair will now chase a piece of history:Finals day will be memorable for the marquee meeting in the men's singles event. But the greater excitement could take place in the women's final, where Marin will be vying for a hugely significant upset.
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