Jorgensen remains on course at worlds
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DENMARK'S Jan O Jorgensen continued his quest to end China's dominance at the world championships as he breezed into the last 16 of the men’s singles in Copenhagen yesterday.
Third seed Jorgensen, his confidence boosted by the Indonesian Open title in June, eased his way past Finland’s Eetu Heino 21-9, 21-17 in just under 30 minutes to take his place in the third round.
“It was a great game. I’m happy with the outcome and the way I played,” said Jorgensen, 26, who along with top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia is seeking to bring an end to China’s run of six straight titles.
Former world junior champion Wang Zhengming of China was given a scare by Petr Koukal before the sixth seed outlasted the Czech 21-15, 19-21, 21-7.
Meanwhile, Wang Yihan eliminated the last remaining Dane, Anna Thea Madsen, from the women's draw.
Third seed Wang, the 2011 champion, swatted aside Madsen 21-13, 21-13 and will await the winner of a round two clash between top-ranked European Carolina Marin, the world No. 10 from Spain, and Malaysia’s Tee Jing Yi.
South Korea's Bae Yeon-ju, Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu-ying and 2013 bronze medalist PV Sindhu of India also advanced.
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