Lin Dan Out of China Open 2007

No Super Dan today. World No.1 Lin Dan, top seed of the China Open Championship 2007 BWF Super Series, lost to Park Sung Hwan of South Korea in the first round of the men's single on November 21, 2007 in Guangzhou, Tianhe Sports Center. He is just a player, who clearly is the best in the world in terms of speed and talent, but who is also a human being, with the attendant capacities and limits.

Today, on centre court, Lin Dan was good, but not good enough to beat Korea’s Park Sung Hwan (photo), who, better than anyone, knows how to play the world champion. He had proven it twice before by beating the Chinese.

He did it again on Wednesday, creating the biggest upset of the draw, with a 19-21, 22-20, 21-12 win in the longest match of the day – 1h10 minutes. “I got affected in the second game when I wasn’t able to close it up, leading 20-18. But Park played well today, while on my side, I felt tired from all those tournaments and also some pressure on home ground,” said Lin Dan.

To watch the full & complete video of the exiciting game just click the play button below:


Lin Dan vs Park Sung Hwan - Game 1


Lin Dan vs Park Sung Hwan - Game 2

Lin Dan vs Park Sung Hwan - Game 3