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Lin powers China past South Korea

CHINA'S Olympic champion Lin Dan defeated South Korean Park Sung-hwan yesterday to help his team top Group A in the Thomas Cup championship.

Lin took 55 minutes to win the match 21-18, 25-23. China won both the other men's singles matches and one of two doubles ties for a 4-1 margin over the Koreans at Kuala Lumpur's Putra Stadium.

Both teams secured a quarterfinals berth after defeating Group A's other contender, Peru, in their opening matches.

India beat Australia 4-1 to secure a quarterfinals berth from Group D. Both sides earlier lost to Indonesia.

In women's Uber Cup matches held simultaneously, Indonesia beat Denmark 5-0 to top Group B, though both teams qualified for the quarterfinals after earlier beating Australia.

Japan beat Russia 5-0 to top Group C - they both also qualified for the quarterfinals following 4-1 victories over Germany.



 

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