Jorgensen enters China Open badminton final with luck

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Denmark's world No. 16 Jan Jorgensen disappointed Chinese spectators to edge out fourth seeded Chen Jin of China 11-21, 21-18, 22-20, securing the chance to the final at the China Open badminton here on Saturday.

Chen's injury became the decisive element in today's match.

Chen started the match with a perfect form, establishing an early lead to win the first set 21-11.

Jorgensen, who defeated world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the first round, managed to recover in the second set, while Chen delivered a stable performance to get a 16-12 lead. However, Jorgensen began to catch up afterwards, leveling the score 17-17 and won the second set 21-18.

In the third set, Chen led by 16-12 again, and was leveled again. Chen suffered from injury when the score got to 16-15. Though Chen strived to knock down two powerful attacks, he could not even jump up after that. Jorgensen took the chance to seal the victory 22-20, entering China Open badminton final.

Jorgensen admitted that he had some luck to win the match.

"It was tough to play before he got the injury. In the beginning I was struggling a little bit, and he was able to play long rallies," Said Jorgensen after the match.

"He was playing very confident at the first set, but he got injury and I was trying to play longer rallies, and it worked out."

"Tomorrow, probably Lin Dan, the best badminton player ever. I am just proud to be in the final. I've never played Lin Dan before. I will do everything I can and it will be amazing."

Chen spared no effort to battle against his injury, but he failed at last.

"I didn't grab the chance in the second set, and then I was troubled by the injury. I don't want to say too much of my injury, losing is losing. I tried my best. That's the most important point."

Jorgensen will probably meet China's world No.2 Lin Dan in the final.

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Lin Dan - born October 14, 1983 in Longyan, Fujian is a dominant Chinese badminton player of Hakka ancestry. He has been nicknamed "Super Dan" by his fans. Lin won the men's singles gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is the only player in badminton history to have won three singles world championship titles having done so consecutively in 2006, 2007, and 2009.

Lin became one of the dominant players of men's singles, winning nine top tier international championships between 2002 and 2004. In a surprise loss, he was eliminated as the no.1 seed in the first round of the badminton men's singles in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. However, he has continued his dominance in international tournaments and has been continuously ranked number one in the world since early 2004, except for a very brief period of time in 2006 when Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia overtook him.

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It is reported also that racquet use by Lin is Yonex MP 99.

Among the tournaments Lin Dan have won are the All-England Open (2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009), the BWF World Championships (2006, 2007 and 2009), and the Olympic Games (2008). He has helped China win three consecutive Thomas Cup (men's world team) championships in 2004, 2006, and 2008 and has also been a major contributor to Chinese teams which won the Sudirman Cup (combined men's and women's team championship) in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

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Rules for Playing Badminton

Before we jump into badminton court, better to know the rules of playing it.

Badminton is a great outdoor sport. Knowing the rules keeps the game entertaining and sets all players on an equal footing.

Starting
After a toss to decide who starts, the serving player stands on the right side of his court and serves diagonally. If playing doubles, the players stand on both sides, but the right side player still serves to the right.

Scoring
The team serving can score. When the opposing side drops the shuttle or sends it out of play, the serving team scores. If the serving team does either, it passes the right to serve to the other team. After the first point, the serve moves to the left; serving switches with each score.

Match Point
Matches are best of three. For doubles or men's singles, the individual games end at the first to 15. Official rules for women's singles end at 11 points. If both players have 14 or 10 points, the first team to reach that chooses whether to continue to 15 or 11, or "set" the game at 17 or 13 points.

Faults and Lets
A fault occurs when players break the rules: Crossing the net, leaving the field of play or other general misconduct. After a fault, the right to serve passes to the opponents. A "let" exists for anything unforeseen by the rules. At that point, an umpire or the players can make a decision on what to do.

End of Rounds
At the end of a round, the teams cross the net and trade. If the game reaches the third round, the teams switch at the middle point (six or eight points, depending on the round's ending score).

The Fact You Need To Know :The History of Badminton

Hi Readers, welcome to Sport palace.
Let share some infos about badminton,one of most popular sports in the world!

In the 5th century BC, the people in china then played a game called ti jian zi.

A direct translation from this word 'ti jian zi' is kicking the shuttle. As the name suggest, the objective of the game is to keep the shuttle from hitting the ground without using hand. Whether this sport has anything to do with the History of Badminton is up for debate. It was however the first game that uses a Shuttle.

About five centuries later, a game named Battledore and Shuttlecock was played in china, Japan, India and Greece.

This is a game where you use the Battledore (a paddle) to hit the Shuttlecock back and forth. By the 16th century, it has become a popular game among children in England. In Europe this game was known as jeu de volant to them. In the 1860s, a game named Poona was played in India. This game is much like the Battledore and Shuttlecock but with an added net. The British army learned this game in India and took the equipments back to England during the 1870s.

In 1873, the Duke of Beaufort held a lawn party in his country place, Badminton. A game of Poona was played on that day and became popular among the British society's elite. The new party sport became known as "the Badminton game". In 1877, the Bath Badminton Club was formed and developed the first official set of rules.

The International Badminton Federation (IBF) was formed in 1934 with 9 founding members.


- England
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
- Denmark
- Holland
- Canada
- New Zealand
- France


Since then, major international tournaments like the Thomas Cup (Men) and Uber Cup (Women) were held. Badminton was officially granted Olympic status in the 1992 Barcelona Games. From 9 founding members, IBF now have over 150 member countries. The future of Badminton looks bright indeed.

Badminton is widely plays around the world. By reading history above, hope that you have a far better understanding on the History of Badminton now.