China, Indonesia reach Thomas Cup semifinals
The Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur | Wed, 05/12/2010 3:45 PM
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.
