Chen duo restores order at All England Open
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A day after a host of seeds from China fell at the All England Open and men's world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia survived a scare, Chen Jin and Chen Long restored some order yesterday.
Chen Jin, seeded second in the men's draw, brushed aside Takuma Ueda of Japan 21-12, 21-10 in the second round.
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Chen Jin of China reaches out for a ball in the second round of All England Open against Takuma Ueda of Japan on March 7, 2013. |
The fifth-seeded Chen Long proved too strong for compatriot Chen Yuekun, easing to a 21-10, 21-10 victory in Birmingham.
In more good tidings for China, top-seeded mixed doubles duo of Xu Chen and Ma Jin beat compatriots Qiu Zihan and Bao Yixin 21-10, 21-17 while fellow fifth seeds Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei got the better of Indonesians Praveen Jordan and Vita Marissa 21-11, 21-16. In the women's doubles, top seeds Wang Xiaoli and Yu Fang advanced with a routine 21-14, 21-13 victory over Eva Lee and Paula Lynn Obanana of the United States.
There was, however, a surprise in the men's doubles when second-seeded Malaysian duo of Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong fell to Thais Jongjit Maneepong and Puangpuapech Nipitphon 17-21, 18-21.
On Wednesday, top-ranked Lee managed one of his most nerve-jangling survivals when he saved two match points to struggle past Wong Wing Ki of China's Hong Kong, before winning 13-21, 21-6, 23-21.
"I was lucky," admitted Lee. "I, too, would have been one of the big casualties of the tournament, like the others today."
Lee was referring to the defeats in the early part of the day for the third-seeded Du Pengyu and the sixth seeded Hu Jun, in the men's singles, and those of two other Chinese players, Li Xuerui, the Olympic champion, and Wang Yihan, the world champion, in the women's singles.
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