Japanese stuns seeded Persson
China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-12 05:46
HYDERABAD, India: Seventh-seeded Joachim Persson of Denmark crashed out of the World Badminton Championships yesterday, losing to unseeded Japanese Kenichi Tago in the men's singles first round.
The 22nd-ranked Japanese came back strongly after losing the opening game, winning 16-21, 21-14, 21-13 in 57 minutes.
Ninth-seeded Yu Hsing Hsieh of Taipei survived a scare in another first-round encounter, saving a match-point before ending Indian Arvind Bhat's resistance with a 21-14, 19-21, 24-22 victory.
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