Odense: Jan Jorgensen of Denmark has advanced to the third round of the Denmark Open on Thursday when his opponent – two time Olympics gold medalist Lin Dan withdrew from the tournament due to knee injury he suffered in the first round.
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Odense: Badminton superstar Lin Dan survived a scare on Wednesday as he opened his bid for the Denmark Open title.
Lin Dan held an early lead 7-2 in the first set of his opening match against Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan, and cruised to 11-8 lead at the interval. He was a little “too laid-back” after the interval to allow Chou to break back and levelled the score at 16-16. Chou then managed to save three game points and force deuce before Lin Dan won the first set with 22-20.
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Odense: The Yonex Denmark Open Super Series Premier badminton tournament kicked off on Tuesday at the Sports Park in Odense, central Denmark. World number one Lee Chong Wei has withdrawn from the tournament as he seeks to recover from a hectic schedule. Japan’s world number four Kenichi Tago has also pulled out due to injury.
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Incheon: Lin Dan did it again! “Super Dan” produced a magical display in Asian Games men’s singles final to overcome the ferocious Cheng Long and successfully defended the title on Monday.
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Incheon: Although Lin Dan and world number one Lee Chong Wei were meeting in the Asian Games men’s singles semi-finals, but it had the tension of a title match. Lin Dan won the semi-final epic shown down 22-20, 12-21, 21-9 in 72 minutes at the Gyeyang Gymnasium on Sunday.
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Incheon: World number Lee Chong Wei was forced to rally from a one-set deficit before overcoming gallant Vietnamese unseeded Nguyen Tien Minh 21-23, 21-16, 21-17 in 75 minutes to book a place in the men’s singles semi-finals, where he will meet his long-time nemesis Lin Dan on Sunday.
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Incheon: World number one Lee Chong Wei swept past reigning Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap Parupalli of India in the last 16 match 21-12, 21-11 on Friday. Lee needed just 34 minutes to clinch the match. He will set up a quarter-final match against Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh, who defeated Ihsan Maulana Mustofa of Indonesia 21-9, 21-13 in another round of 16 match.
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Incheon: After an epic five hours battle against the mighty Chinese team in the Asian Games men’s team final, Korea’s 34 year-old Lee Hyun-il rolled back the years to produce yet another dominant performance outlasting 24 year-old Gao Huan of China to clinch the winning point for Korea.
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Incheon: Badminton’s greatest rivalry Lin Dan and Lee Chong-wei both eased through their first matches in Incheon yesterday, helping set up a China versus Malaysia men’s team showdown, while Taiwan reached the semi-finals after defeated Indonesia 3-1.
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Beijing: Malaysian media broke the news last week that badminton super star Lin Dan of China will be joining the Malaysian badminton professional league called Malaysia Purple League, which will be held from October 15 2014 until February 2015. According to the news, Lin Dan will represent the Puchong Badminton Club while Lee Chong Wei will play for the Petaling Badminton Club. Other international players who will be playing in the Purple League are South Korea’s Lee Hyun-il, and PV Sindu from India.
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