Lin Dan of China in action in the final of the Australian Open badminton championship last month. - AFP
PETALING JAYA: World No. 13 Lin Dan suffered a small scare before overcoming Japan’s Riichi Takeshita 21-15, 14-21, 21-18 in the semi-finals of the Taiwan Open at the Taipei Arena.
Lin Dan got off to a great start on Saturday as he cruised to 11-3 in the opener, only to have Takeshita claw back to 11-8 before the five-time world champion from China wrapped up the game 21-15.
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