Badminton - Badminton World Championships - Glasgow, Britain - August 26, 2017 Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in action against China's Chen Long REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
(Reuters) - Denmark's Viktor Axelsen became the first male player from Europe since Peter Rasmussen in 1997 to enter the final of the BWF World Championships while Japan's Nozomi Okuhara ended Saina Nehwal's campaign in Glasgow on Saturday.
Axelsen, a bronze medallist in the 2014 edition of the showpiece event in Copenhagen, knocked out China's Chen Long 21-9 21-10 in 39 minutes for his second career victory over the defending champion.
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