Jiangsu's Chen Jin reaches semis at National Games badminton
13/10/2005 16:33
Jiangsu's Chen Jin made semifinals of men's singles badminton after
beating Zhejiang' s Xia Xuanze 2-0 in Kunshang , East China Thursday at the
Chinese National Games.
Chen, who ousted Gong Weijie from Fujian in
yesterday's quarterfinals, struck an excellent placements to clinch the
semifinal berth with a straight 15-7, 15-2 victory.
"I was not in form, and
hesitated to hit shots when there is chance to attack, " said Xia, 2003 world
champion, adding that Chen is physically stronger than him but still has a long
way to go if Chen wishes to overpass Lin Dan of Chinese Army and Bao Chunlai
from Hunan, the top two shuttlers in China.
Chen also admitted that he won
the match simply because his rival played too bad.
The 19-year-old is to meet
world number one Lin in the semifinals, who overcame Hu Yun of Hubei with a
15-2, 15-5 win.
In another match, Hunan's Bao Chunlai crushed Guangxi's Chen
Yu 8-15, 15-13, 15-3. With the win, Bo will meet the winner between Lu Yi of
Chinese Army and Chen Hong of Fujian.
Xinhua
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