Chen Jin News

PETALING JAYA: The showpiece event for Badminton World Federa tion , the Super Series Masters Finals in Johor Baru from Dec 2-6 have certainly lost the glitter.

Top seed Lin Dan exults after beating Jan Jorgensen in the China Open final in Shanghai yesterday, when a ceremony was held to mark the official retirement of Lin's girlfriend Xie Xingfang.

WONG Mew Choo's only success in the Super Series was in the 2007 China Open and she saved her best for the same event again when she toppled World No 1 Wang Yihan of China to reach the quarter-finals in Shanghai yesterday.

Murray State will provide glimpses of life abroad by hosting International Education Week Saturday through Friday.

China's Jiang Yanjiao and Wang Yihan will not only be competing for the title when they meet in the women's singles final of the Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open today, but also to consolidate their push to the international pinnacle of the sport.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian doubles pair Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari-Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif can kiss goodbye to their hopes of competing in the Super Series Masters Finals in Terengganu next month after crashing out in the first round of the Hong Kong Open yesterday.

Two weeks after becoming the world number one, Wang Yihan is enjoying the view from the top and claims she feels no extra pressure.

The Hong Kong Super Series Open has suffered a major setback following the withdrawals of some key players.

PETALING JAYA: The return of world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei to international badminton action and the looming presence of Olympic champion Lin Dan are set to spice things up in the Hong Kong Open from Nov 11-15. Chong Wei will feature in the penultimate round of the 12-leg Super Series after coming out of a two-month enforced break due to a knee injury.

Chinese top shuttler Lin Dan is closing in on a new record after he stormed into men's singles finals of badminton tournament at the 11th Chinese National Games here on Saturday.

The Jiangsu provincial team became the biggest winner by clinching both men's and women's badminton team golds on Tuesday.

Olympic and world champion Lin Dan continued his winning streak by beating Wu Yunyong of Guangdong but failed to save People's Liberation Army from losing 3-1 in the men's badminton team tournament at the 11th National Games here on Friday.

China's 11th National Games badminton tournament, with seven gold medals on stake, kicked off here on Thursday.

Bao Chunlai, pictured, shocked Athens Olympic badminton gold medallist Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia to make it a Chinese double at the Japan Open after Wang Yihan won the women's crown.

Malaysiaa s world number one Lee Chong Wei faces a tough first test at this weeka s Japan Open as he bids to recapture the title he won in 2007.

OLYMPIC champion Lin Dan maintained his unbeaten run against Lee Chong Wei at home when he defeated the World No 1 en route to the final of the China Masters in Changzhou yesterday.

Local ace Boonsak Ponsana lost to China's Lin Dan 21-17 21-17 in the men's singles final of the China Masters Super Series in Changzhou yesterday.

"Super Dan", as Chinese top shuttler Lin Dan was nicknamed, said he already felt his dominance challenged by a new force from his own team.

WORLD No 1 Lee Chong Wei and Olympic champion Lin Dan of China will resume their rivalry in the China Masters after both players advanced to the semi-finals in contrasting fashions in Changzhou yesterday.

OLYMPIC and three-time world champion Lin Dan sailed into the quarterfinals of the China Masters super series in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, yesterday while Danish seeds Tine Rasmussen and Joachim Persson were stunned by Chinese youngsters.