PETALING JAYA: It was joy at home for France as Alex Lanier and Toma Junior Popov made it a rare all-French men’s singles final at the Orleans Masters. RESULTSSEMI-FINALSMen's singles: Alex Lanier (Fra) bt Yudai Okimoto (Jpn) 21-14, 21-12; Toma Junior Popov (Fra) bt Hu Zhean (Chn) 21-16, 21-14. Men's doubles: Hu Keyuan-Lin Xiangyi (Chn) bt Leo Rolly-Bagas Maulana (Ina) 21-19, 21-10; Hiroki Okamura-Kyohei Yamashita (Jpn) bt Christian faust Kjaer-Rasmus Kjaer (Den) 21-18, 21-19. Women's singles: Nozomi Okuhara (Jpn) bt Tanvi Sharma (Ind) 21-9, 21-16; Pitchamon Opatniputh (Tha) bt Isharani Baruah (Ind) 21-12, 23-21. Women's doubles: Sumire Nakade-Miyu Takahashi (Jpn) bt Rachel Allessya-Febi Setiawan (Ina) 21-10, 22-20; Lin Chih-chun-Yang Chu-yun (Tpe) bt Rui Hirokami-Sayaka Hobara (Jpn) 17-21, 21-19, 21-18.

Source: The Star March 22, 2026 10:35 UTC