Liek Hou checked into his second straight Paralympic final after defeating arch-nemesis Dheva Anrimusthi of Indonesia 21-17, 21-17 in 47 minutes at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, thus, allowing him to defend the gold he won at the Tokyo 2020 edition.

Fareez, however, went down fighting 12-21, 21-14, 6-21 to another Indonesian, Suryo Nugroho in the other semifinal.

The final tomorrow will see Liek Hou taking on Suryo while Fareez will square off against Anrimusthi for the bronze medal.

Based on their head-to-head record, world No 1 and top seed Liek Hou holds the upper hand against Suryo, having chalked up 13 victories over the Indonesian, including the 21-10, 21-13 win when they last met in a Group A match here yesterday.

Paralympic debutant Fareez had defeated Anrimusthi twice in six meetings, including stunning the world No 3 14-21, 21-19, 21-19 in a Group B tie here.

Besides the win over Anrimusthi, Fareez also stunned second-seeded Fan Jen-Yu of Taiwan 21-14, 21-18 and Japan’s Taiyo Imai 17-21, 21-17, 21-17 to remain unbeaten in his Group B matches.