Kippax & Crome Reach Finnish Open Final

Top seeds Sarah Kippax and Louise Crome will meet in the final of the Women's Savcor Finnish Open after coming through four-game semi-finals in the long-established WISPA World Tour event in Mikkeli, Finland.

England's No1 seed Kippax, from Chester, is celebrating her second successive appearance in the Mikkeli final after beating Orla Noom, the fourth seed from the Netherlands, 10-8, 9-6, 6-9, 9-2.

While Kippax is marking her 5th appearance in a WISPA World Tour event final, with a single title to her name (the Enschede Open in the Netherlands, last November), second seed Crome now boasts her 7th final appearance - but is still looking for her maiden Tour title.

The 28-year-old New Zealander from Auckland beat Hong Kong's third seed Christina Mak 9-5, 4-9, 9-5, 9-5.

Semi-finals:
[1] Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt [4] Orla Noom (NED) 10-8, 9-6, 6-9, 9-2
[2] Louise Crome (NZL) bt [3] Christina Mak (HKG) 9-5, 4-9, 9-5, 9-5