Olympic champion Chen Long eliminated from All England second round

Birmingham March 10 (IANS) Olympic champion Chen Long of China suffered a surprise defeat to Thailand s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in the second round to crash out of the All England Open Badminton Championships here.

The fifth-seeded Chen who won the event in 2015 lost 6-21 19-21 to the 27-year-old Thai who recorded one of his biggest victories in his career on Thursday reports Xinhua news agency.

It was Chen s second year in a row to crash out in the second round of the world s oldest badminton tournament. He was dumped by compatriot Xue Song last year.

Six-time winner Lin Dan reached the quarter-finals with a 21-11 21-12 victory over fellow Chinese Huang Yuxiang while top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia braved a left knee injury to beat Wang Tzuwei of Chinese Taipei 21-18 21-18.

--IANS
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