The world No. 4 and two-time Olympic champion gets dumped out of the semi-finals by world No.56 Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia.
Lin Dan of China hits a return shot against Sony Dwi Kuncoro of
Indonesia during their men's singles semi-final badminton match at the
Singapore Open in Singapore on April 16, 2016. (Photo: MOHD FYROL / AFP)
SINGAPORE: Two-time Olympic badminton champion and world No.
4 Lin Dan of China was beaten by Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro in a huge
upset at the OUE Singapore Open.
After compatriot and top seed Chen Long's surprise exit in the
quarter-final, Lin became the tournament favourite heading into his
semi-final with world No. 56 Sony.But the second seed failed to live up to expectations early on as it was the Indonesian who took the first game 21-10. With his back to the wall, Lin fought back in the second game. It was tied at 9-all before Lin pulled away to win it 21-17.
Still it was Sony who showed his mettle to win the thrilling decider 22-20. The 2004 Olympic bronze medallist will face South Korea's Son Wan Ho in the final.
Sony celebrates his win (Photo: MOHD FYROL / AFP)
In the women's draw, third seed Ratchanok Intanon of
Thailand took on Japan's eighth seed Akane Yamaguchi in the first
semi-final. After taking the first game quite easily, Intanon was pushed
to her limits before she won the match 21-12, 22-20. Intanon will face
China's Sun Yu in the final.
- CNA/jo
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