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China sweeps five golds at badminton worlds
The powerhouse China bagged all five golds at the Badminton World Championships on Sunday, repeating its sweeping triumph 23 years ago.
Last Updated on Monday, 30 August 2010 05:13
In the first final on Sunday, Zheng Bo/Ma Jin clinched their first world champion titles in the mixed doubles by beating teammates He Hanbin /Yu Yang in straight sets. The eighth seeds Zheng/Ma took control of the whole match, defeating the sixth seeds He/Yu 21-14, 21-10 after 42 minutes. This is China's first gold in the event at the World Championships since 2001. The men's singles shuttler Chen Jin followed Zheng/Ma's triumph to clinch his maiden world champion title by smashing Indonesian ace Taufik Hidayat also in straight sets. China's Wang Lin edged out teammate Wang Xin to take the women' s singles title at the Badminton World Championships on Sunday. The fourth seed Chen overplayed the former world and Olympic champion Hidayat 21-13, 21-15, marching one step further to the top as he lost to teammate Lin Dan in last year's final.  The women's singles and doubles finals were both featured fights between Chinese players.As a result, the seventh seed Wang Lin needed 58 minutes to overcome the third seed Wang Xin 21-11, 19-21, 21-13 before the Olympic champions Du Jing/Yu Yang defeated the top seeds Ma Jin/ Wang Xiaoli 21-9 and 21-17. The men's doubles final pushed the tournament to a hightlight as Cai Yun/Fu Hai Feng come frome behind to defended their titles After winning over Malaysian's top seeds Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 18-21, 21-18, and 21-14, Cai/Yu ensured China to bag all of the five golds in the competition. The next World Championships is to be held in London in 2011. Taufik and Peter struggle thru -World Championship
Pi Hongyan representing France stole all the spotlights on the third competition day as the former Chinese player knocked out her first opponent Elena Prus of Ukraine in style. Gade, 33, has predicted that his match with South Korean Shon Wan Ho in the second round would be a tough one as he won their previous two encounters both in three sets. |
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The world number two Peter Gade from Denmark and Indonesia's fifth seed Taufik Hidayat both avoided second-round exit at the Badminton World Championships after beating their rivals in three sets on Wednesday.
India' Saina Nehwal squashed a strong challenge from Chinese Taipei's Chen Hsiao Huan to enter the third round of World Badminton Championships here Wednesday. Get the latest News!
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