13/17 : Wales and Germany win semis

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13/17 Semi-Finals
WALES 2-0 FINLAND
Emily Whitlock 3-0 Emilia Soini  11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (25m)
Stacey Gooding 3-1 Riina Koskinen  11-7, 6-11, 11-3, 11-7 (26m)
Lowri Roberts v Elilia Korhonen     w/d
GERMANY 3-0 UKRAINE
Saskia Beinhard 3-1 Anastasiia Kostiukova    11-1, 9-11, 11-8, 11-1 (35m)
Maya Weishar 3-0 Anastasiia Krykun   11-8, 11-1, 11-4 (15m)
Sharon Sinclair 2-0 Milena Velychko   11-5, 11-3 (13m)

Wales and Germany will meet in the 13th/14th Place final after wins over Finland and Ukraine in the early playoff matches.

Emily Whitlock was well in control of the opening match for Wales, and when Stacey Gooding took the second tie in four games Wales were through.

Germany met debutants Ukraine, and Saskia Beinhard had to work hard to take the top string encounter, before Maya Weishar and Sharon Sinclair rounded off the win.

Wales and Germany meet at 12.00 on the final day, while Finland and Ukraine go into a round-robin with Chinese Taipei for 15th-17th places.