Lee Cheuk-yiu of China's Hong Kong hits a return to Shi Yuqi of China during their men's singles quarterfinal of the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament in Jakarta on Jan 17, 2020. (ADEK BERRY / AFP)

JAKARTA - Lee Cheuk-yiu of China's Hong Kong claimed a straight-set win over Chinese star shuttler Shi Yuqi to reach the men's singles semifinals of the 2020 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament here on Friday.

Lee took 42 minutes to beat Shi 21-17, 21-17 at the Istora Senayan badminton arena in Indonesia's capital of Jakarta.

The Hong Kong shuttler will play Saturday's semi against Denmark's Anders Antonsen, who beat Indonesian top player Jonatan Christie 21-14, 10-21, 21-12 in an hour and eight minutes.  

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Shi Yuqi of China hits a return to Lee Cheuk-yiu of China's Hong Kong during their men's singles quarterfinal of the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament in Jakarta on Jan 17, 2020. (ADEK BERRY / AFP)