Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying will clash for the women's singles title ©Getty Images

Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying will clash for the women's singles title at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Singapore Super Series after both players won their semi-final matches in straight games today.

The two players will renew their rivalry in the tournament's showpiece match at the Indoor Stadium as Marin swept aside second seed Sung Ji-hyun of South Korea 21-9, 21-12.

The result saw the 23-year-old Spaniard reach her third consecutive final as she bids to reclaim her world number one ranking from Tai.

"I am very happy to reach three finals in a row," said Marin.

"It’s really difficult but tomorrow is going to be a different day and I want to win here.

"I want to be world number one again and to get it I have to do my best in every match."

Tai, the top seed for the event, also enjoyed comfortable progression to the final as she beat American Beiwen Zhang 21-19, 21-15.

She admitted she will have to play better if she is to overcome Marin when they do battle tomorrow.

Top seed Tai Tzu Ying will face Carolina Marin for the women's singles title in Singapore ©Getty Images
Top seed Tai Tzu Ying will face Carolina Marin for the women's singles title in Singapore ©Getty Images

"The biggest challenge is myself," said Tai.

"If I don't make much mistakes I should stand a chance to beat her.

"If I perform like I did today, I may lose quickly. 

"Her shots are very powerful and she's very tall as well. 

"I need to run around the court a lot to fight against her."

The men's singles final will be an all-Indian affair between Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati and Srikanth Kidambi.

Bhamidipati easily dispatched South Korea's Lee Dong-keun 21-6, 21-8, while Kidambi, his training partner, beat Indonesian Anthony Ginting 21-13, 21-14.

"I actually booked my flight for today so I had to postpone it," said Kidambi. 

"I don't mind doing that!

"We will be friendly outside the court - but not on court."