China's world No.1 Xie Xingfang poses with her trophy after
winning German Open Badminton Tournament in Mulhein of Germany March 4
2007. Xie beat Germany's Xu Huaiwen 2-1 in the final game. [Xinhua]
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Chinese shuttlers demonstrated yet
again their supremacy as they swept four titles at the IBF German Open on
Sunday.
China claimed men's and women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles
titles, leaving men's doubles as the sole regret at the Feb. 27 - Mar. 4
tournament.
Top seed Lin Dan did not sweat before winning a walkover men's final against
countryman Chen Yu, seventh ranked in the world.
Lin, who has kept hold of the world number one place for 22 weeks since
September 28, 2006, notched up two titles this season after winning the German
Open and the South Korea Open in January.
Xie Xingfang, Lin's girlfriend and women's world number one, followed the
same path after Lin, winning titles at German Open after rallying over German's
Xu Huaiwen 19-21, 21-12, 21-19 in the final and also the South Korean Open.
In women's doubles, Olympic champions Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen did not seem to
be firing on all cyclinders before claiming a 21-8, 21-7 victory over
fellow-Chinese Du Jing/Yu Yang in the final.
Chinese pair of Zheng Bo and Gao Ling also enjoyed an easy win over
countrymen Xu Chen and Zhao Tingting 21-11, 21-10 in mixed doubles.
In men's doubles, South Koreans swept the top two places, with Lee Jae Jin
and Hwang Ji Man claiming the title and Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae in second
place.