In the early morning of December 19, Beijing time, the men's singles semifinals of the World Championships began to compete, and Luo Jianyou and Antonsen met in a narrow road. Antonsen is currently ranked No. 3 in the world and is the No. 3 seed of the tournament. Luo Jianyou ranked 22nd in the world, and Luo Jianyou showed a very strong state at this World Championship.
The competition between the two in the first half of the first set was very fierce, and Luo Jianyou entered a technical gap 11-10. After 11 draws, Luo Jianyou gradually opened up the point difference, and at one point won 5 innings 20-15. At the critical moment, AntonSen chased 5 consecutive points to chase 20 draws, and after 21 draws, Luo Jianyou scored 2 more points and won the first set 23-21.
In the second set, Antonson started 3-0, and Luo Jianyou chased five consecutive points to win. After 7 draws, Luo Jianyou scored 5 consecutive points, opening up the point difference 12-7. At one point, Luo Jianyou extended the advantage to 17-10 in the middle of the game, and Antonsen chased it to 14-17, but then Luo Jianyou scored four more points to win the second set 21-14.
In the end, after two fierce sets of fierce battles, the dark horse Luo Jianyou defeated the No. 3 seed Antonsen 23-21, 21-14, and entered the men's singles final of the World Championships as a dark horse. In the final, Luo Jianyou will face against Srikante.