Lin Dan blasts court officials after no semi showdown with Chong Wei


Lin Dan of China reacts after losing a point against Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen during their men's singles qurater-final match of the 2016 Malaysia Open Badminton Superseries at the Malawati stadium in Shah Alam on April 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA

SHAH ALAM: There will be no Lee Chong Wei-Lin Dan showdown at the Celcom Axiata Malaysian Open badminton championships.

Denmark’s Jan O Jorgensen played the role of party pooper by packing off five-time world champion Lin Dan of China with an impressive 21-17, 21-4 quarter-final win in just 32 minutes at the Malawati Stadium on Friday.

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