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Top-seeded Lee Chong Wei struggled into the semifinal of the men's single event at the HongKong Badminton Open here on Friday while the women's single title was already reserved by the Chinese women.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian shuttlers had better be prepared for some stiff challenges if they hope to nail a career first China Open title in Shanghai next week.

China's Du Jing and Yu Yang, women's double Olympic Champion in badminton, cruised to the second round of the Hong Kong Open within 19 minutes on Tuesday.

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

More than 20 Beijing Olympic Games gold medallists will appear at next month's East Asian Games as Hong Kong sets out to prove it can host bigger multi-sport events in the future.

The 5th East Asian Games would see some of Asiaa s finest athletes coming to Hong Kong next month, planning committee chairman Timothy Fok Chun-ting stressed on Thursday.

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.

Diving queen Guo Jingjing, shuttler Lin Dan, table tennis star Wang Hao, judokas Yang Xiuli - all gold medallists at the Beijing Olympic Games - as well as hurdles ace Liu Xiang and swimmer Zhang Lin, are expected to be among the mainland athletes named today to take part in next month's Hong Kong extravaganza.

At the Badminton French Super Series, China's Lin Dan was living up to his nickname, as he took on arch rival Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in the men's singles title.

ODENSE: The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medallist Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen is set to make a more prominent comeback on the international stage - but not as a player.

Olympic champion Lin Dan will spearhead a strong field for next month's Hong Kong Open Super Series tournament, but home favourite Wang Chen may be unable to defend her singles title.

JINAN, Shandong province: The picture taken of China's badminton lovebirds, Lin Dan and Xie Xingfang, after they claimed their respective singles titles at the 2006 World Championships will only be a sweet memory from now on.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton World Federation are losing control over countries withdrawing their top players from major tournaments at will.

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 2007 world junior champion Chen Long stumbled in the first round of the men's singles badminton event at the 11th Chinese National Games here on Thursday.

All semifinal berths have been decided in badminton team competitions at the China's 11th National Games here on Saturday.

"Super Dan", as Chinese top shuttler Lin Dan was nicknamed, led Peple's Liberation Army to beat Hong Kong 3-1 in the first round of men's team badminton tournament at China's 11th National Games here on Thursday.

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.

" who eliminated world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the third round on Thursday - " pulled off a 21-16, 21-17 victory over fifth-seeded Kuncoro in the men's singles quarter-finals. "I'm very, very happy to beat him for the first time because he is a big senior in Indonesia," Santoso said.