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Chen Long, Carolina win titles in Malaysia Open
Kuala Lumpur, April 5
China's Chen Long and
Spain's Carolina Marin clinched the men's and women's singles titles,
respectively, in the $500,000 Malaysia Open Superseries Premier
badminton tournament at the Putra Stadium here on Sunday.
Reigning
World champion Long overcame compatriot and five-time World champion
Lin Dan 20-22, 21-13, 21-11 in an hour and 18 minutes.
The win helped World No.1 Long improved his head-to-head record to 2-7 against the two-time Olympic champion Dan.
In
the women's singles final, current World Champion Carolina got the
better of China's Olympic champion Li Xuerui 19-21, 21-19, 21-17 in an
hour and 11 minutes.
World No.2 also improved her career
meetings record to 2-3 against the World No.3 Xuerui, who on Saturday
ended India's Saina Nehwal campaign in the semi-final.
In the
women's doubles final, the Chinese pair of Luo Ying and Luo Yu
overwhelmed South Koreans Chang Ye Na and Jung Kyung Eun 21-18, 21-9 in
54 minuts.
The mixed doubles final was an all-Chinese affair.
Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei outplayed Xu Chen and Ma Jin 21-16, 21-14 in
45 minutes.
The Indonesian men's doubles pair of Mohammad Ahsan
and Hendra Setiawan won 14-21, 21-15, 23-21 over South Korea's Lee Yong
Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong.