Wednesday 12 May 2010

China, Indonesia reach Thomas Cup semifinals

The Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur | Wed, 05/12/2010 3:45 PM | Sports

China and Indonesia have cruised into the semifinals of the Thomas Cup badminton championship after convincing victories over South Korea and India.

China's Olympic champion Lin Dan vanquished Park Sung-hwan 21-16, 21-15 in 54 minutes Wednesday, followed by victories in the second singles match and a doubles match against the Koreans at Kuala Lumpur's Putra Stadium.

Indonesia also beat India by a 3-0 margin, but its top shuttler, Taufik Hidayat, was stretched to three sets by Kashyap Parupalli before winning 21-12, 10-21, 21-17.

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