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Chinese seeded players march forward at Indonesia Open badminton

Xinhua, May 31, 2016 Adjust font size:

Chinese seeded badminton players in the women's singles and mixed doubles brushed aside their opponents in the second round of the BWF Super Series Indonesia Open 2016 here on Tuesday.

World's number 4 Wang Yihan commenced Chinese players' success in the morning by trashing Canadian Michelle Li 21-19 and 21-18 in 46 minutes.

Her compatriot Wang Shixan, the sixth seed, faced an uphill battle to beat South Korean Bae Yeon Ju 21-12, 15-21 and 21-12 in more than one hour.

In the mixed doubles, China had three pairings advancing to the next round. Top seeds Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei downed Malaysian Peng Soon Chan/Liu Ying Goh in 45 minutes 21-18, 21-17. Sixth seeded Liu Cheng/Bao Yixin disposed South Korean Lee Yong Dae/Le So He in two identical score of 21-19.

Non-seeded Lu Kai/Huang Yaqiong of China stunned eighth-seeded Indonesia's Praveen Jordan/Debby Susanto 21-15, 21-10 in half an hour, whom the home fans were hoping for their possible title-winning performance.

"Our defeat would not affect our mentality. This loss gives us a lesson to perform in Rio de Janeiro. We regard it as an evaluation for us, particularly in situation that requires us to immediately escape from pressures," Praveen said at the post-match press conference at the landmark badminton hall of Istora Senayan.

In other action of the day, top seed Chen Long of China resigned due to injury in his back. Chen was scheduled to take his first match against Indonesian top player Sonny Dwi Kuncoro, who won the Singapore Open on Wednesday.

The Indonesia Open 2016, which will end on June 5, provides the largest bonus in BWF-sanctioned badminton tournaments with a whopping prize of 900,000 US dollars. Endit