Top seed Viktor offers 'no excuses' after shock first round defeat in All-England


Viktor Axelsen

PETALING JAYA: Top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark was bundled out of the All-England in Birmingham on Wednesday (March 12).

The two-time Olympic Games champion had come in as favourite after winning his first German Open title two weeks ago but he could not contain a spirited Lin Chun-yi of Taiwan, who fought brilliantly to pull off a stunning 21-19, 13-21, 21-11 win in 54 minutes in the first round. 

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