WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP@ LONDON 2011- The First Upset on 8th August

WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP@ LONDON 2011

The First Upset on 8th August

China's youngest new hope for the world men's singles title, Chen Long, suffered a sensational opening day setback against an outsider in the first round of the world championships at Wembley Arena on 8th.
The world-ranked-36 Kevin Cordon from Guatemala grabbed the spotlight on day one with a shock win over 5th seeded Chinese Chen Long. He finally clinched a first round victory on his fourth match point 21-19, 8-21, 27-25 at the end of a 74-minute clash.

Another upset is when the 15th seeded Japanese player Kenichi Tago was defeated to world number 34's Ajay Jayaram from India with straight sets 21-12, 21-19.
Tago's most recent match against his potential 3^rd round opponent was a victory over Chen Jin in his run the 2010 All England final. His heroics in the 2010 All England proved he could play with the best in the world, his impressive wins over Zweibler and Santoso in the Sudirman was a reminder just a few months ago that he is a player not to be taken likely.

(Men's Singles)
The current world number 1 Lee Chong Wei's bid to become Malaysia's first world badminton champion got off to a winning start with a 21-15, 21-17 victory win the 31st-ranked Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk.
Taufik Hidayat, the former world champion from Indonesia, made a languorously brilliant start in a 21-10, 21-14 win over Rodrigo Pachero Carrilo, a hard-working world number 61 from Peru.
World titleholder Chen Jin from China, seeded 6, raced past Estonia's Raul Must 21-8, 21-10.

(Men's Doubles)
The world number 25 Malaysia’s Men’s Doubles shuttler Hoon Thien How & Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif beated 2005 world champions Tony Gunawan & Howard Bach of the United States with straight games 21-17, 21-14.
Another Malaysian pair Chan Peng Soon & Lim Khim Wah lost to Polish Adam Cwalina & Michal Logosz 13-21, 19-21.
Anthony Clark & Chris Langridge gave the English crowd reason to cheer when they beat the Japanese pair of Yoshiteru Hirobe & Kenta Kazuno in two straight games this evening, 21-15, 21-17.

(Women's Doubles)
Malaysian Women's doubles shuttler Ng Hui Lin & Ng Hui Ern started their first world championship nicely by successfully making a reversal in the second game which once lagged at 19-20, finally beating Ukrainians Anna Kobtsevan & Elena Prus 21-14, 22-20 in 27 minutes in the first round.
Malaysia's former number 1 Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty beated the host players Jenny Wallwork & Gabrielle White 21-14, 21-12.

(Mixed Doubles)
The mixed doubles shuttler of Malaysia Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying made winning over the Mexican mixed pair Lino Munoz & Cynthia Gonzalez 21-9, 21-5.