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Lin falls to Momota in China Open first round

Source: Shanghai Daily | 00:05 UTC+8 September 18, 2019 |

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China’s Lin Dan suffered an early exit at the 2019 China Open as he was beaten in the first round by top-seeded Kento Momota of Japan in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, yesterday.

Lin, who turns 36 in October, lost to the 25-year-old Momota 14-21, 14-21 in just 49 minutes. “The result could have been different if I had done better in details,” Lin said in frustration. “I was not as patient as him. I had prepared a lot but I didn’t perform that well.” Despite the disappointing loss, the two-time Olympic champion is still eyeing one of the maximum two tickets for China in the men’s singles for Tokyo 2020. “The rule is simple: the one who gets more points, gets the ticket. I can only choose to overcome all the difficulties,” Lin added. Earlier, Olympic champion and fifth seed Chen Long defeated Lee Zii Jia 21-16, 12-21, 23-21 to avenge his loss to the Malaysian at the Indonesian Open in July — their first meeting on the international stage. Chen next faces Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei.

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