Among the up-and-coming golfers is Kim Hyo-joo, a 17-year old who recently signed a sponsorship deal that topped the value of Pak Se-ri's own record endorsement deal in 1998 and has already won on the Korean and Japanese tours.
The Chinese stars, who also won Olympic gold in Sydney, are seeded fourth here but had too much quality for top seeds Lee Jae-Jin and Lee Hyo Jung in Saturday's second semi-final.
Hyo Joo Kim, the 17-year-old South Korean player who played in a group with 17-year-old Ariya Jutanugarn and 15-year-old New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko, was second along with Hee Kyung Seo and late starter Suzann Pettersen.