Lin lines up Chinese showdown with Xue


Badminton - Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships - Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham - 11/3/16 China's Lin Dan during the quarter finals Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 11 (Reuters) – - Five-times winner Lin Dan set up a Chinese showdown in the semi-finals of the All-England Championships after coming through a tactical battle against Danish rival Jan O Jorgensen on Friday.

Lin, bidding to reach the final for the first time since 2012, rallied from a game down to prevail 10-21 21-9 21-15 and next meets the unseeded Xue Song, 22.

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