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Chinese shuttlers grab all but one golds at Thailand Open |
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08:42, July 09, 2007 |
Chinese badminton players grabbed all but one of the five golds from SCG Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold 2007 which ended Sunday at Bangkok''s National Stadium.
The finals on Sunday started with the men''s singles match between Chinese shuttler Chen Hong and Thai ace Boonsak Ponsana.
Chen, ranked 2nd in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) list, beat 10th ranked "Super Man" Boonsak, 21:14 11:21 23:21 in an intense battle, before a crowd of disappointed Thai spectators.
The 27-year-old Chen, who served China''s national team for a decade before retiring early this year, played for himself this time.
The winner of a series of high-level international games, including the 2001 Sudirman Cup and 2004 Thomas Cup, seemed to have maintained a good form and put on steady performance in the last few tournaments he had taken part in this year.
Chinese mixed doubles pair He Hanbin/Yu Yang (F) later knocked out Sang Hoon Han/Yu Mi Hwang (F) from South Korea 21:12 21:14.
For women''s doubles, Gao Ling / Huang Sui won the title in a walkover after their teammates Du Jing/Yu Yang abstained as Yu, who also partnered with He Hanbin to win the mixed doubles gold, said she was not feeling well.
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