An assistant wipes the court as number one seed Lin Dan of China lies on the court after hurting his left knee during the second set of his men's singles final match against South Korea's Lee Hyun-il at the All England Open Badminton Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006. Lin went on win the match 15-7, 15-7 and in referring to his knee in a news conference afterwards he said 'It could have been a problem if it had gone to three sets so I just wanted to finish it as soon as possible.

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Lin Dan of China falls onto the court after hurting his left knee during the second set of his men's singles final match against South Korea's Lee Hyun-il at the All England Open Badminton Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006. Lin went on to win the match 15-7, 15-7 and in referring to his knee in a news conference afterwards he said 'It could have been a problem if it had gone to three sets so I just wanted to finish it as soon as possible.

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I havent seen the video yet but i hope his knee injury isnt serious

wahh, those ladies musta like his strip tease yesterday ;)

China's Gao Ling and Huang Sui raise their trophies after beating their compatriots Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the final of the women's doubles event at the All England Open Badminton Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006. Gao and Huang won the match 6-15, 15-11, 15-2.

Thanks for the pics, I hope LD is OK.

Glad GL and HS won again. They have good staying power. :D

I think Yonex has done a great job in the fashion outfit, men or women.

Yay im in the last picture of lin dan meetin the crowd...lol excellent stuff:p

Lin Dan injury looked a bit nasty wen it happened , after he looked to be moving fairly well however, although it seemed he was wathcing his landings on that leg ie landing mainly on the other one. U coud see he wanted to finish the match quickly after the injury aswell

Yay im in the last picture of lin dan meetin the crowd...lol excellent stuff:p

Lin Dan injury looked a bit nasty wen it happened , after he looked to be moving fairly well however, although it seemed he was wathcing his landings on that leg ie landing mainly on the other one. U coud see he wanted to finish the match quickly after the injury aswell

Wah... which one is you? :p

Wah... which one is you? :p

i bet he's the person right at the front (bottom left) that is getting crushed by everyone else:D

Na sorry i am near the back on the left takin a picture in a white t-shirt after shaking the great Lins Hand pattin his shoulder i let more of his adoring fans converge upon the star and ii took a picture or two got one of Lee aswell leavin the stadium lookin sad:(

Na sorry i am near the back on the left takin a picture in a white t-shirt after shaking the great Lins Hand pattin his shoulder i let more of his adoring fans converge upon the star and ii took a picture or two got one of Lee aswell leavin the stadium lookin sad:(

your making me jealous lol. i couldn't even go there today:crying:

ar sry matey :p its was a good match today , worried slighty there by lin's fall but seemed okish n won anyway, me n a few younger juniors shook hands with Lin and one shook wit Xie XingFang so we got some gd pictures i think added something to the day anyhow:D

i bet he's the person right at the front (bottom left) that is getting crushed by everyone else:D
lol, ya, i really feel sorry for that dude getting crush by those gals :D

lol, ya, i really feel sorry for that dude getting crush by those gals :D

haha typical chinese crowding behaviour....well i guess its Lin dan and not a bus :p

well after yesterdays preformance...probally mostly after his game and then today when he won the match...i dont blame them for wanting to get closer to him...whatever their reasons may be sucks to be that guy. But thanks for sharing the pictures cooler.

Emms and Robertson were 14-13 up but lost the second game
England's Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms wasted five match points as they lost their All England title to old rivals Zhang Jun and Gao Ling.
The Chinese duo, who pipped the English pair to Olympic gold in 2004, won a tense 99-minute clash 12-15 17-14 15-1.

Robertson and Emms looked to have taken the contest at 14-13 in game two but failed to close it down.

The disappointment clearly affected the home favourites and the Chinese pair easily claimed the decider.

"It's hugely disappointing and there's not really much you can say to make you feel better after a match like that," said Robertson.

"We played an almost perfect tournament apart from five points.

"We thought we should have won. We played two very good games but if you have five match points you ought to win. We didn't take our chances and it's hugely disappointing.

"The Chinese didn't do anything wrong at match point down but perhaps we were a bit tense. We didn't have the luck we needed.

"We didn't play at the level of the two previous days. But you have to give Zhang and Gao credit for not giving us the second game and sticking at it out there."

In the men's doubles, Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark beat Malaysia's Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah 15-6 14-17 15-2.

And second seed Xie Xingfang caused an upset in the women's singles final with a 11-6 4-11 11-2 victory over Zhang Ning.

In the men's final, Chinese top seed Lin Dan defeated Lee Hyun Il 15-7 15-7.

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Very nice pics.

great pics, thanks!

Yes indeed, it has certainly made the sport more popular - now to increase a price money and sponsors...




I think Yonex has done a great job in the fashion outfit, men or women.

random pics......

why does AE title winner given a silverish medal and the runner up get a goldish looking medal :confused:

Thanks cooler fot the nice pictures. But it is heartbreaking to see the malaysian pair . They look so disappointed and Wan Wah looks like going to cry soon.

why does AE title winner given a silverish medal and the runner up get a goldish looking medal :confused:
xiaxuanze has the same question as you have, hahaha
super cool pics, you took them by yourself?

Thanks cooler fot the nice pictures. But it is heartbreaking to see the malaysian pair . They look so disappointed and Wan Wah looks like going to cry soon.

Yes, i noticed that as well. We can tell from his face.

seems huangsui has put on a lot of weight...:(
feel sorry for Lee xuan yi

why does AE title winner given a silverish medal and the runner up get a goldish looking medal :confused:looks bronze-ish to me..

zhang ning looks teary-eyed and woeful:(.

xiaxuanze has the same question as you have, hahaha
super cool pics, you took them by yourself?

nope, i got some of them from a china news site :D

why does AE title winner given a silverish medal and the runner up get a goldish looking medal :confused:

to match the look of the plate :p

to match the look of the plate :p
maybe it's not silver? pt?

More pics of AE finals.. XXF looks extremely pretty in the new black shirt. It fits her very well. :)

i wonder what kind of attacking style lin dan use it on lee hyn. isit like the one with petergade at world champs? continously smashing. lin dan my hero! though last time my coash won him before.. haha XD

Nice pics everyone. :)

Pics, pics and pics! :D

Great pics!!
(note the guy in third pic, the one mopping the floor, is wearing 99LE's:p)

The womens new uniform does look stunning. Sad to see the dissapointment of CTF and LWW.

The womens new uniform does look stunning.

i think the mens blue shirt looks good as well:D