Lin beats Gade, RI men shut out<\/p>\n
HONG KONG: World number one Lin Dan of China overcame the
\nchallenge of Denmark's Peter Gade in the men's singles at the
\nUS$250,000 Hong Kong Open on Friday, but Indonesian badminton
\nplayers were conspicuous in their absence from the last eight
\nlineup.<\/p>\n
Li had to deep dig in his arsenal of shots to defeat the world
\nnumber seven 17-16, 13-15, 15-12 in a 110-minute marathon
\nencounter that produced brilliant rallies, controversial line-
\ncalls and exceptional shot-making, Agence France-Presse reported.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Athens Olympic gold medalist and world champion
\nTaufik Hidayat was bundled out in the third round by southpaw
\nnemesis Wong Choong-Hann of Malaysia 7-15, 15-9, 15-12.<\/p>\n
\"Wong played the final few points well and was tenacious
\nthroughout. I didn't play to the best of my ability and he took
\nadvantage of that. There was some breeze coming from one side. It
\naffected my game,\" said fifth seeded Taufik, who is now 3-6 in
\nhead-to-head meetings with the Malaysian.<\/p>\n
Two other national players -- 14th seeded Sony Dwi Kuncoro and
\nSimon Santoso -- lost in the first and second rounds
\nrespectively. -- JP<\/p>",
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