Malaysian badminton superstar Lee Chong Wei and China's Olympic champion Li Xuerui roared to the men's and women's finals at the Japan Open Saturday, living up to their world number-one billings. Lee tamed Japan's Kenichi Tago 21-15, 21-17 in the men's semi-finals, gearing up for a fifth Japan Open title. Li, competing in her first Japan Open, struggled in the second game but outlasted Asian champion Sung Ji-Hyun of South Korea 21-15, 23-21 in the women's last-four round.
Lee faces Hong Kong veteran Hu Yun in the men's final on Sunday. Hu outlasted Denmark's European champion Jan O Jorgensen 21-13, 19-21, 21-15.