Wednesday mean that both men’s and women’s singles as well as double competitions will begin.
Many stars are lined up for their first match, on what looks to be a great day of badminton in Odense. The qualifications are over, now for the real tournament to begin. The only part of the main tournament that has already begun, is the mixed doubles, where the first matches were played Tuesday evening.
But for the rest of the competitors, Yonex Denmark Open presented by Danisa begins today. This will also mean more people on the stands, cheering for their favourites.
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Notable matches
First seeded in women’s singles, Spanish Carolina Marin, will be one of the first big names to enter the arena when she faces Julie Dawall Jakobsen at 1:30 PM. Marin is ranked first in the world, while her Danish counterpart ranks as 88th.
The number one favourite to win men’s single tournament, Malaysian world star Lee Chong Wei, opens up his campaign against Wei Nan from Hong Kong. Lee Chong Wei tops the BWF World Rankings - Wei Nan is ranked 19th. This match is set to begin at 6:00 PM.
Danish Viktor Axelsen, seeded second, also plays his first game. He takes on Korean Jeon Hyeok Jin at 6:45 PM. Axelsen spoke about his desire to win his first superseries-tournament on yesterdays opening press conference:
“To be honest, I don’t really think much about having never won a superseries […] I really want the title some time soon […] Hopefully I can manage to win a superseries at some point,” Axelsen explained.
Click here to read more about yesterday’s press conference
Another interesting match among many today, is the battle in men’s double between Danes Mogensen/Boe and the Taipei Chen/Wang duo. Mogensen/Boe are ranked 9th in world, whereas Chen/Wang are currently placed on 17th. They play at 8:15 PM. The last games on a remarkable day of badminton are scheduled to be served off at 9:00 PM.
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