Results of Japan Badminton Open 2010

Badminton: Japan Open results - collated

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Results from the 200,000-dollar Japan Open badminton tournament on Friday (X denotes seeds):

Men's singles quarter-finals

Lee Chong Wei (MAS x1) bt Bao Chunlai (CHN x6) 21-10, 21-10

Boonsak Ponsana (THA) bt Chen Long (CHN) 21-16, 17-21, 21-12

Lin Dan (CHN x5) bt Park Sung-Hwan (KOR) 22-20, 21-16

Peter Gade (DEN x2) bt Tien Minh Nguyen (VIE x7) 21-13, 21-13

Women's singles quarter-finals

Jiang Yanjiao (CHN) bt Lu Lan (CHN) 21-17, 21-15

Wang Shixian (CHN x3) bt Shizuka Uchida (JPN) 21-11, 16-21, 21-13

Tine Baun (DEN x4) bt Sung Ji-Hyun (KOR) 21-11, 21-18

Wang Xin (CHN x2) bt Eriko Hirose (JPN x7) 21-14, 18-21, 21-10

Men's doubles quarter-finals

Kien Keat Koo/Boon Heong Tan (MAS x1) bt Kim Ki-Jung/Shin Baek-Cheol (KOR) 19-21, 21-14, 21-16

Mohammad Ahsan/Bona Septano (INA) bt Luluk Hadiyanto/Candra Wijaya (INA) 21-19, 21-14

Chai Biao/Zhang Nan (CHN) bt Hee Chun Mak/Wee Kiong Tan (MAS) 21-19, 21-14

Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng (CHN x5) bt Cho Gun-Woo/Kwon Yi-Goo (KOR) 21-14, 16-21, 21-12

Women's doubles quarter-finals

Cheng Wen-hsing/Chien Yu-chin (TPE x1) bt Kim Min-Jung/Lee Hyo-Jung (KOR x7) 19-21, 21-14, 21-16

Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei (CHN x3) bt Ha Jung-Eun/Jung Kyung-Eun (KOR) 21-15, 24-22

Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang (CHN x5) bt Jang Ye-Na/Kim Min-Seo (KOR) 21-6, 21-9

Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna (JPN x2) bt Zhang Dan/Zhang Zhibo (MAC) 21-18, 21-16

Mixed doubles quarter-finals

Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) bt He Hanbin/Ma Jin (CHN x6) 21-17, 23-21

Chen Hung-ling/Cheng Wen-hsing (TPE x7) bt Fran Kurniawan Teng/Pia Zebadiah Bernadet (INA) 21-17, 21-17

Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (DEN x5) bt Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN x3) 21-15, 21-16

Tao Jiaming/Tian Qing (CHN x8) bt Hendra Aprida Gunawan/Vita Marissa (INA x2) 21-10, 21-9

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Lin Dan Vs Lee Chong Wei Final In Japan Open 2010

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Sky Badminton

TOKYO: World number one and top seed Lee Chong Wei breezed past Boonsak Ponsana ofThailand on Saturday to set up a final showdown with old foe Lin Dan at the Japan Open in Tokyo.

The Malaysian, winner here in 2007, pulled off a 21-13, 21-18 win in his semi, while Lin, China'sBeijing Olympic gold medallist, powered his way through to a 21-11, 21-19 over European champion Peter Gade of Denmark.

It will be a re-match of the 2008 Olympic Games, when the Chinese defeated Lee 21-12, 21-8 in the final.

In the women's singles, Wang Xin whipped European champion Tine Baun of Denmark 21-17, 21-16 to make it an all-Chinese final against Jiang Yanjiao, winner over compatriot Wang Shixian 21-19, 23-21.

"I lost to Boonsak only once a long time ago, so I was confident to beat him today," said Lee, who needed only 37 minutes in winning.

Lin, the three-time former world champion, did not have it all his own way against veteran Gade, going down 3-7 in the second game as the Dane hit a couple of good smashes and a quick attack at the net.

Gade, two-time champion here in 1998 and 1999, kept the lead to 16-12 before Lin started to notch up points to catch up at 18-18, when the Dane hit wide against Lin's low serve.

Gade made it 19-19 with an overhead drop shot, but his backhand landed in the net to go down again, allowing Lin to finish off the 45-minute match with a jump smash.

"I was in fine form. I think Peter was also in good form. It was a match that either of us could win. I'm very happy to win such a close match. I was able to play with speed," said Lin, winner here in 2005 and 2006.

Gade said: "I know he is going to play very fast. I just wanted not to be stressed by the pace and just be calm and play my game. But he was playing very sharp and fast and he was good at the net."

Wang Xin, who became the new world number one in the rankings issued on Thursday, said Baun's shots and her attacks are "very dangerous" as she is tall.

"I just played tenaciously. I think that's why I won. For me, it's my second appearance in the Japan Open and the second time to reach the final. I'm very happy about it. Hopefully, I can win this time," said Wang.

She lost to compatriot Wang Yihan in last year's final.

The other semifinal winner, Jiang, said: "It's the first time to play the Japan Open final for me. I'll try to do my best to play my usual game." 

World number one Lee eyes Japan Open badminton title

Courtesy MSN



World number one Lee eyes Japan Open badminton title

World number one Lee Chong Wei is looking to put last year's shock first-round exit at the Japan Open behind him as he seeks this week to regain the tournament he won in 2007.

The 27-year-old Malaysian, who has notched a string of wins this year, including the All England Super Series, crashed to Indonesia's Simon Santoso in the opening round last year after struggling with an injury.

Top seed Lee, who finished runner-up at the Japan Open in 2008, has notched three other Super Series wins in 2010 -- in South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia.

He will take on Gurusaidatt Raja Manuri Venkata of India in the first round, and would then face a re-match of the All England final against Kenichi Tago if the Japanese can get past Muhammad Hafix Hashim of Malaysia.

Lee's first severe test is expected to come in the quarter-finals where he is seeded to meet defending champion Bao Chunlai of China, the sixth seed.

"I've targeted to win the All England this season and I made it. I'm very happy about it, although I couldn't win the world championships. Since I just came back from an injury, I try to enjoy playing the Japan Open," Lee said.

The top half of the draw in the tournament, which starts Wednesday, also includes Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand, seeking his first win since the India Grand Prix in 2008.

Beijing Olympic gold medallist and former world number one Lin Dan of China, the fifth seed, is in the bottom half of the draw, scheduled to meet fourth seed and 2004 Olympic gold medallist Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in the last eight.

Also in the bottom half is Danish second seed Peter Gade, looking to regain the title he won in 1998 and 1999. He defeated Lin at the All England before losing to Lee in the semi-finals.

"I couldn't win the title although I reached the finals in the past years, so I really want to win this time," said Hidayat.

Gade said he needs to be on form.

"To compete against Chong Wei and Taufik, I need to be at the top of my game," the Dane said.

"That's what I focus on right now. It's tough to keep the best form (since the world championships), but I've tried to keep the same form."

In the women's singles, Chinese world numbers one and two Wang Yihan and Wang Xin, last year's finalists, will be the players to beat.

The 2008 champion, Wang Yihan, has yet to win a title this season, while Wang Xin has a string of wins under her belt including the Malaysia Open Super Series, the German Open and China Masters.

Fellow Chinese Wang Shixian and 2009 world champion Lu Lan are expected to be a threat in Wang Yihan's side of the draw.

Yao Jie of the Netherlands and European champion Tine Baun of Denmark, who won the 2007 Japan Open, are potential stumbling blocks for Wang Xin.

Lin Dan Storms into Japan Open 2010

Courtesy AFP

Sky Badminton

TOKYO — Beijing Olympic gold medallist Lin Dan powered his way through to the men's singles final by beating Peter Gade in the Japan Open on Saturday in Tokyo.

The three-time world champion, seeded fifth against Gade's second, overcame a four-point deficit at the last moment to score a 21-11, 21-19 victory.

The dashing 26-year-old Chinese did not have it all his own way, going down 3-7 in the second game as the Dane hit a couple of good smashes and a quick attack at the net.

Gade, two-time champion here in 1998 and 1999, kept the lead to 16-12 before Lin started to notch up points to catch up at 18-18, when the Dane hit wide against Lin's low serve.

Gade made it 19-19 with an overhead drop shot, but his backhand landed in the net to go down again, allowing Lin to finish off the 45-minute match with a jump smash.

"I was in fine form. I think Peter was also in good form. It was a match that either of us could win. I'm very happy to win such a close match. I was able to play with speed," said Lin, winner here in 2005 and 2006.

"Of course, I'm going to play my very best tomorrow," added the Chinese, who will play either world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia or Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand.

Gade agreed both players were on top-form.

"I feel I should have won the second game. I was playing very well in the second and he was playing very well today, very fast, but I fought my way into the game," said Gade, 33.

"In the end, I wasn't able to keep the speed as hard as I wanted to. He is very difficult to beat when he is playing like today. Because I beat him in the Swiss Open, I know he is going to play very fast.

"I just wanted not to be stressed by the pace and just be calm and play my game. But he was playing very sharp and fast and he was good at the net."