NewsIn the mixed doubles, China captured Longines Evidenza Ladies Quartz L2.155.4.71.6 (L21554716) seven of the eight spots in the third round.As South Korea;s top seed and Beijing Olympics winners Lee YongDae and Lee Hyo Jung pulled out of the event due to Lee;s injury, Ko Sung Hyun/Ha Jung Eun became the sole non-Chinese pair in the third round after overcoming fellow South Koreans Shin Baek Cheol/Jang Ye Na 21-23, 21-11, 21-16. They next meet Beijing Games bronze medallists He Hanbin/Yu Yang.In women;s singles, world number one Zhou Mi from Hong Kong, China raced to win the second round 21-7, 21-17 over Japanese Shizuka Uchida but Hong Kong;s Wang Chen retired due to knee injury, sending 19-year-old Malaysian Golden Grand Prix winner Longines Evidenza Ladies Quartz L2.155.4.71.6 (L21554716) Wang Shixian into the third round.
NewsChina;s Lin Dan returns a shuttle during men;s singles second round match against Hsieh Yu-hsin of Chinese Taipei at 2009 China Badminton Masters Super Series in Changzhou, east China;s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 17, 2009. Lin won 2-0. (Xinhua/Chen Qi)
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