Thomas Cup: China beats South Korea, India edges Australia


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): China's Olympic champion Lin Dan defeated South Korean Park Sung-hwan Tuesday to help his team top Group A in the Thomas Cup badminton championship.

Lin took 55 minutes to win the match 21-18, 25-23. China won both the other men's singles matches and one of two doubles matches for a 4-1 margin over the Koreans at Kuala Lumpur's Putra Stadium.

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