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Men’s Singles category:
The Chinese smasher Chen Yuekun lost to his countrymate Long Chen by 18-21 and 17-21.
The Thai shuttler Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk defeated the Indonesian player Song Dwi Kuncoro by 21-16 and 21-11. The match lasted for 34 minutes.
India’s opportunity in the Men’s Singles category ended as R.M.V. Gurusaidutt lost to the World No.3 Pengyu Du of China by 11-21 and 19-21 in a 47-minute encounter.
Chong Wei Lee from Malaysia defeated Jan O Jorgensen from Denmark by 8-21, 21-18, and 21-5 to register her berth in the semis.
Women’s Singles category:
Eriko Hirose from Japan faced a defeat against Ratchanok Intanon from Thailand in a three-game match by 22-24, 21-18 and 12-21. The match lasted for 68 minutes.
Shixian Wang of China got a walkover against Xuerui Li from the same country.
Indian hopes came to an end in the Women’s Singles category when Indian sensation Saina Nehwal lost against the Korean shuttler Ji Hyun Sung by 21-13, 18-21 and 19-21 in a 67-minute clash between the two.
Yihan Wang of China crushed the Korean player Yeon Ju Bae comfortably by 21-17 and 21-19.
Men’s Doubles category:
The Korean pair of Yong Dae Lee and Yeon Seong Yoo defeated the Malaysian pair of Kien Keat Koo and Boon Heong Tan easily by 21-15 and 21-12 in a 42-minute match.
The Chinese pair of Yun Cai and Biao Chai was crushed by the Japanese pair of Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa by 16-21 and 16-21.
The Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan defeated the Japanese duo of Hirokasu Hashimoto and Noriyasu Hirata by 18-21, 21-17 and 21-13.
The Danish pair of Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen registered victory over the Chinese pair of Haifeng Fu and Wei Hong by 21-11 and 21-18.
Women’s Doubles category:
The Japanese pair of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi defeated the Thai pair of Duanganong Aroonkesom and Kunchala Voravichitchaikul by 21-14 and 21-14 in a 42-minute clash.
The Danish pair of Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl defeated their countrymates Line Damkjaer Kruse and Marie Roepke by 24-22 and 21-10.
The pair of Reika Kakiiwa and Miyuki Maeda from Japan defeated the Korean pair of Ye Na Jang and So Young Kim in a three-game match by 21-11, 15-21 and 22-20.
The Chinese duo of Yixin Bao and Jinhua Tang got walkover their countrymates Xiaoli Wang and Yang Yu.
Mixed Doubles category:
The Korean duo of Ki Jung Kim and So Young Kim was crushed by the Chinese pair of Chen Xu and Jin Ma by 16-21 and 10-21 in a 32-minute encounter.
The Indonesian pair of Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir registered victory over the Danish pair of Andres Kristiansen and Julie Houmann by 21-10 and 24-22.
The English opportunity ended with the defeat of Chris Adcock and Gabrielle White against the Chinese couple of Nan Zhang and Yunlei Zhao by 23-21, 16-21 and 5-21 in a long match that lasted for 62 minutes.
The Danish pair of Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen defeated the Korean duo of Sung Hyun Ko and Ha Na Kim in the longest match of the day by 21-14, 10-21 and 30-29. The match was played for 78 minutes.
