Off the wire
• China's Red Flag Canal eyes World Heritage status  • Japanese professor urges gov't to face history to move forward  • News Analysis: PM's resignation shift mirrors Libya's political chaos  • Feature: Kenyan coffee shops spruce up for bonanza in cold season  • Feature: Survivors of bomb attacks wonder why civilians are being targeted  • 1st LD Writethru: Pearson to sell stake in Economist Group, to focus on education  • China Focus: Chinese exporters see limited impact from weakening yuan  • German gov't sees economy in solid upswing  • Industry insiders: China to become world's largest market for new energy vehicles  • China urges reform of government-linked trade associations  
You are here: 　 Home

Seeded Chinese players win in World Badminton Championships

Xinhua, August 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Seeded players from China gained more victories in the world badminton championships currently held here on Wednesday.

However, part of them secured the victory after a long-lasted match against the opponents.

No. 6 seed Wang Yihan had to take her utmost to win the match against her Vitenamese contender Vu Thi Trang in almost one hour. She lost the second game but eventually managed to foil her opponent in the third game with scores of 21-18, 17-21 and 21-12.

Wang Yihan was scheduled to meet South Korean Bae Yeon Ju in the next round on Thursday.

Meanwhile, China's women's doubles pair Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei, seeded number 5, easily marched forward after they trashed Thai contenders Jonkonpran Kittiharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai 21-12, 21-7 in 34 minutes.

Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei will next take on Dutch players Eefje Muskens/Selena Piek on Thursday.

In men's doubles, No. 9 seeds Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan of China prevailed in their match against Belgian players Matijs Derickx/Freek Galinski.

More Chinese seeded and non-seeded players of four groups were scheduled to play in the evening. Endi