LIN Dan buried the ghost of 2005 after producing a pulsating 18-21, 21-17, 21-12 victory over compatriot Bao Chunlai to be crowned the 2006 world badminton men’s singles champion in Madrid yesterday.
The Chinese ace fell in the final to Indonesian Taufik Hidayat when he was given the top billing in Anaheim, the United States, last year.
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