The draw for Yonex Denmark Open 2011 is ready

The big week approaches. The week where the world's greatest badminton players will compete on Danish soil, and today the draw for the tournament took place. A tournament which takes place in Odense in week 42.

In men's singles three of the four Danes in the main event ended in the same quarter and they have to work hard from the start. Peter Gade will in the first round play Chinese talent Wang Zhengming.

- It's a tricky first round against a good Chinese, but it’s always tough in these tournaments. We play for Olympic points, and he is a player who will make it hard for me. But if I play well, I will beat him. Unfortunate we have three Danes in the same quarter, but let's try to get a purely Danish quarterfinal Peter Gade says.

Hans-Kristian Vittinghus will play Taufik Hidyat in the first round, while the local hope Viktor Axelsen is up against Przemysław Wacha from Poland.

- It's just one of the better draws, I could get. I'm certainly not without chances, and I go into the game with the belief that it is one that I can win. I have opportunities to get a good match, but I dare not think beyond the first round. The tournament has never been stronger, so I dare not take anything for granted, Viktor Axelsen says after today's draw.

Fine start for men's doubles
In women's singles, the Tine Baun is up against a Japanese opponent in the first round, while the Dane has the opportunity to play Saina Nehwal from India in the quarterfinal.

In men's doubles, Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen is up against Kindervater/Schoettler from Germany in the first round, while Mads Rasmussen Conrad-Petersen/Jonas will play a Korean pair. In the second round Conrad and Rasmussen are to play the second seeded Lee Yong Dae/Jung Jae Sung.

In the mix, the former world champions Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl up against the Thais Sudket/Saralee in their first match, as Joachim Fischer/Chris Pedersen are playing to Japanese. Julie Houmann/Mads Kolding are like Laybourn and Juhl meeting Thai opponents in the first match.

Tough task for women's doubles
In women's doubles, Chris Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl will play a strong Japanese couple in the first round, as Line Kruse and Marie Røpke will try to beat Kim/Jung from Korea. Maria Helsbøl and Anne Skelbæk are meeting Thai opponent in the first round.

Yonex Denmark Open is played in Odense in week 42 in Odense Athletic Park.

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