<p>India's Lakshya Sen will face Danish top seed Viktor Axelsen in the men's All England Open final after beating Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia on Saturday.</p>.<p>Sen battled to a thrilling 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 victory against defending champion Lee.</p>.<p>The 20-year-old rising star, a World Championships bronze medallist, is just the fourth Indian man to make the All England final.</p>.<p>"I'm happy that I got the crucial points. It's a dream and now there's one more match to go, so I will keep my focus and prepare for tomorrow," Sen said.</p>.<p>"Towards the end I was just trying to play one point at a time and not thinking of other things, that I was about to make the final or anything like that.</p>.<p>"Those thoughts were coming in, but I was trying to stay focused."</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/lakshya-sen-enters-final-of-all-england-championships-1092827.html" target="_blank">Lakshya Sen enters final of All England Championships</a></strong></p>.<p>In the other semi-final, Axelsen powered to a 21-13, 21-15 win over Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen.</p>.<p>World number one Tai Tzu-ying was shocked by South Korea's An Se-young 21-19, 21-13 in the women's semi-finals.</p>.<p>Tai, a three-time All England winner, was soundly beaten in just 40 minutes by the world number four.</p>.<p>An will face Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in Sunday's final after she edged Chinese third seed Chen Yu Fei 21-11, 21-13.</p>.<p>There will be an all-Indonesian men's doubles final as two-time champions and number one seeds Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo were beaten by compatriots Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana 22-20, 13-21, 21-16.</p>.<p>"We thought it was over in the second game the way they were playing, but we managed to overcome that phase," said Maulana.</p>.<p>"We are shocked that we are in the final and so happy."</p>.<p>Number two seeds Mohamed Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan also needed three sets to book their place in the final with a 21-16, 14-21, 21-13 win over Chinese duo He Ji Ting and Tan Qiang.</p>.<p>In the women's doubles semi-finals, Japanese duo Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida beat Jeong Na-eun and Kim Hye-jeong 21-8, 21-12.</p>.<p>They will face Chinese pair Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu, who defeated Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela 21-17, 21-16</p>
<p>India's Lakshya Sen will face Danish top seed Viktor Axelsen in the men's All England Open final after beating Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia on Saturday.</p>.<p>Sen battled to a thrilling 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 victory against defending champion Lee.</p>.<p>The 20-year-old rising star, a World Championships bronze medallist, is just the fourth Indian man to make the All England final.</p>.<p>"I'm happy that I got the crucial points. It's a dream and now there's one more match to go, so I will keep my focus and prepare for tomorrow," Sen said.</p>.<p>"Towards the end I was just trying to play one point at a time and not thinking of other things, that I was about to make the final or anything like that.</p>.<p>"Those thoughts were coming in, but I was trying to stay focused."</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/lakshya-sen-enters-final-of-all-england-championships-1092827.html" target="_blank">Lakshya Sen enters final of All England Championships</a></strong></p>.<p>In the other semi-final, Axelsen powered to a 21-13, 21-15 win over Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen.</p>.<p>World number one Tai Tzu-ying was shocked by South Korea's An Se-young 21-19, 21-13 in the women's semi-finals.</p>.<p>Tai, a three-time All England winner, was soundly beaten in just 40 minutes by the world number four.</p>.<p>An will face Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in Sunday's final after she edged Chinese third seed Chen Yu Fei 21-11, 21-13.</p>.<p>There will be an all-Indonesian men's doubles final as two-time champions and number one seeds Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo were beaten by compatriots Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana 22-20, 13-21, 21-16.</p>.<p>"We thought it was over in the second game the way they were playing, but we managed to overcome that phase," said Maulana.</p>.<p>"We are shocked that we are in the final and so happy."</p>.<p>Number two seeds Mohamed Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan also needed three sets to book their place in the final with a 21-16, 14-21, 21-13 win over Chinese duo He Ji Ting and Tan Qiang.</p>.<p>In the women's doubles semi-finals, Japanese duo Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida beat Jeong Na-eun and Kim Hye-jeong 21-8, 21-12.</p>.<p>They will face Chinese pair Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu, who defeated Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela 21-17, 21-16</p>