Kuala Lumpur
China’s Lin Dan showed he’s shaping up well for the Thomas Cup Finals after winning the New Zealand Open in style.
The five-time world champion took 52 minutes to beat Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie 21-14, 21-19 in the men’s singles final in Auckland yesterday.
The Finals will be in Bangkok, Thailand, from May 20-27 and world No. 10 Lin Dan will be playing in the third singles – making him one of the strongest players at third position in the world’s premier team competition.
The other singles players for China are world No. 4 Chen Long and world No. 5 Shi Yuqi.
