Beijing: China’s Lin ‘Super’ Dan grabbed his fourth badminton Super Series title of the season with an easy victory over Denmark’s Jan Jorgensen in the final of the USD 250,000 China Open on Sunday.
Lin’s win was good news for his girlfriend Xie Xingfang, the twice world champion who officially brought a close to her career in a ceremony at the tournament in Shanghai on Sunday.
“Now Lin Dan’s job is to earn money and I am responsible for spending it,” the 28-year-old former number one and Beijing Olympic silver medallist told local media on Saturday.
Lin, already a winner of the All England, China Masters and French Super Series titles this year, easily dispensed with world number 12 Jorgensen 21-12 21-12 in his first encounter with the Dane.
Olympic and world champion Lin could be in for another bumper payday at next month’s USD 500,000 Super Series Masters finals in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Bureau Report
First Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 17:26