World champion Chen Jin became
the second big name to be shown the door at the Yonex All England Open
Badminton Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham China
Chen Jin, was eliminated at the
same stage in the second round of the PROTON Malaysia Open and VICTOR Korea
Open in straight set.
Showing no respect for the
greatest world champion, Germany Germany Germany
outplayed Chen Jin 21-18, 22-20 to set up a quarter-final and match-up against Japan
"I didn't expect to lose," Chen said. "But I was not in good form today. I don't know what happened. I played really bad especially with my overhead shots."
"I didn't expect to lose," Chen said. "But I was not in good form today. I don't know what happened. I played really bad especially with my overhead shots."
In another match, Yamada surprised
to beat second seed Taufik Hidayat in the opening round. In second round he
continued his giant killing act when he ousted former world junior champion
Wang Zhengming in three thrilling games. Yamada looked a great form during a 21-15,
19-21, 21-16 win over Wang Zhengming.
Wang Zhengming, who has risen
quickly up the world rankings, lost the first game 21-15 but came back strongly
to level the match with a 21-19 victory. The decider was quite close until
Yamada found his second wind to win 21-16 to end the 56-minute match.
The YONEX All England
Championships is among five Premier events in the 12-leg OSIM BWF World
Superseries and offers a total prize money of USD350,000.
It is
the second OSIM BWF World Superseries Premier tournament of the year.
The OSIM BWF World Superseries is
a series of 12 tournaments, including five Premier competitions and will
culminate with the season ending World Superseries Finals in December where the
top eight players and pairs based on the Superseries Standings will qualify.
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