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Lin Dan will face Sho Sasaki in Asia Badminton Championships Final

Korea: Lin Dan is on course to a back to back title after he reached the men’s singles final at the Asia Badminton Championships (ABC) on Saturday.

Things looked so easy for Lin by beating compatriot Liu Kai 21-14, 21-13 in the semi-finals in just 27 minutes. Lin Dan has been so dominance in ABC, as he has yet to lose a set and win all his games with less than 34 minutes in Gimcheon.Sho Sasaki finised 5th at London Olympics.

Lin will play against world number 23, Sho Sasaki of Japan, in Sunday’s final. Sho Sasaki defeated Hwang Jong-Soo of South Korea 21-13, 21-15 in another semi-final. Continue reading Lin Dan will face Sho Sasaki in Asia Badminton Championships Final

Malaysian crash out, while Lin Dan cruises into semi-finals of Asia Championships

Korea: Malaysian ended their journey at the Badminton Asia Championships on Friday when Low Juan Shen/Nelson Heg Wei Keat went down to Shi Longfei/Chen Zhuofu of China 21-18, 21-13; while Anscelly Amelia Alicia/Soong Fie Cho faltered against Indian pair Ashwini Ponnappa/Jwata Gutta 21-12, 21-12.I wish I can replace my beer belly with Lin Dan's six pack abs

In the men’s singles, Lin Dan took 34 minutes to defeat Wei Nan of Hong Kong 21-10, 21-7 to cruise into the semi-finals of the men’s singles at the Badminton Asia Championships.

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Two Malaysian pairs and China’s Lin Dan reach quarter-finals

Korea: Malaysia’s women’s doubles shuttlers Amelia Anscelly-Soong Fie Cho kept calm and focused to beat Hsieh Pei-chen-Cheng Wen-hsing of Taiwan 21-14, 21-14 in a 30-minute second round match to set up a last eight clash against India’s former World Championships bronze medalists Ashwini Ponnappa-Jwala Gutta of India. Woon Khe Wei (right) and Vivian Hoo crashed out of Asian Badminton ChampionshipsThe pair saved Malaysia’s blushes on a day most of the other Malaysians fell by the wayside.

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Kidambi Srikanth benefits by learning from the master – Lin Dan

The seventh seed player in the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships being held in Gimcheon, Korea, Kidambi Srikanth of India knew his first match against Lin Dan would not be easy. Playing a game against Lin Dan would be a good learning experience fro Kidambi Srikanth.And he was right, ‘Super’ Dan needed only 32 minutes to beat the Indian 21-7, 21-14. Continue reading Kidambi Srikanth benefits by learning from the master – Lin Dan

Exclusive coverage from BadmintonPlanet.com: Oh baby, Lin Dan does it again!

Changzhou: Came off of a 8 months long “vacation”, Lin Dan still showed good footwork, displayed poise in his drop shots and smashes, and kept his composure well. Lin Dan happily posed for pictures with Tian Houwei after the matchLin Dan defeated Tian Houwei from China to lift the men’s singles title in the China Masters GP Gold.

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Exclusive coverage from BadmintonPlanet.com: China shows its dominance in China Masters GP Gold

Changzhou: China made it a clean sweep at China Masters GP Gold finals tomorrow following a spectacular all Chinese finals in all five categories.

The most anticipated match of the semi-finals was undoubtedly the match between Lin Dan and defending champion, Wang Zhengming. Lin Dan won all 3 of their previous meetings.Lin Dan beats Wang Zhengming to reach final

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BadmintonPlant.com to provide exclusive coverage for China Masters GP Gold

5-time World Champion and 2 time Olympic gold medalist, Lin Dan faced some resistance in China Masters Badminton Open quarter-final but still managed to bulldoze his way through the threats posed by Derek Wong from Singapore.

 

Lin Dan got off a good start in the first set by leading Derek 4-1 but Derek started launching his attacks to tie the score at 5-5 and was able to snatch 3 more consecutive points. The tournament’s superstars showed no fear and showcased his spectacular drop shots, and cross court smashing to catch back up to Derek at 10-10, and then went on to seal the first set with 21-16.Lin Dan, are you OK?

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China Masters GP: Lin Dan and 3 Malaysian pairs advance to quarter finals

China: The world No. 104 Lin Dan (according to the newly released BWF ranking) showed no mercy to his Chinese Taipei opponent Hsu Shao Wen Lin Dan defeated Hsu Shao Wen in the second round of China Masters Badminton GPin the second round of China Masters GP Gold Open, by winning the match 21-11, 21-8 in just 27 minutes on Thursday. He will play Derek Wong from Singapore in the quarter final on Friday.

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Lin Dan through to 2nd round of China Masters GP Gold

China: In the China Masters GP Gold that began on Wednesday, April 16, two time Olympic gold medalist, world No. 103 Lin Dan has stolen the spotlight in his return to competitive badminton with an impressive victory over world No. 126 Sitthikom Thammasin of Thailand, 21-12 21-12 in just 36 minutes.Lin Dan is back!

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