China's defending champions Lin and Li win second group match

China's Lin Dan and Li Xuerui, the defending champions in men's and women's singles events, grabbed their second group victories but their mixed doubles teammates Xu Chen/Ma Jin and women's doubles compatriots Luo Ying/Luo Yu suffered bitter losses in the second day's badminton competition at 2016 Rio Olympic Games on Friday.

Two times defending champion Lin came with a little bump in a defeat of Russia's Vladimir Malkov, but it couldn't stop Super Dan's second group victory of 21-18, 21-7.

Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark got off to a strong start, beating Estonia's Raul Must 21-8, 21-15.

Other big names in men's singles including world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, China's Chen Long and Denmark's Viktor Axelsen, will play on Saturday.

Li Xuerui enjoyed an easy win over Belgium's Tan Lianne in a late match which kicked off at 9:30 pm.

Mixed doubles' defending champion Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei of China ensured their place in the quarterfinals by winning their second straight match in Group A.

But Xu Chen/Ma Jin, who were drawn in Group B, were knocked out by Poland's Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Zieba 13-21, 21-9, 21-19.

Mateusiak and Zieba's last Olympics in London ended bitterly as they wasted a match point in the quarterfinals against the Chinese duo.

In the men's doubles, No. 4 seeds Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan of China eased to the quarterfinals with a 21-11, 21-16 win over Germany's Michael Fuchs/Johannes Schoettler in Group B. China's Chai Biao/Hong Wei grabbed a victory against India's Manu Attri/Reddy B. Sumeeth 21-13, 21-15 in Group D.

Top seeds Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong of South Korea survived a difficult encounter against Chinese Taipei's Lee Sheng Mu/Tsai Chia Hsin 18-21, 21-13, 21-18.

In women's doubles, top seeds Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi of Japan defeated Thailand's Sapsiree Taerattanachai/Puttita Supajirakul but China's Luo Ying/Luo Yu lost to South Korea's Jung Kyung Eun/Shin Seung Chan 10-21, 14-21.

China's Yu Yang/Tang Yuanting won their second straight matches with a defeat of Bulgaria's Gabriela Stoeva/Stefani Stoeva 21-14, 21-11.

Source : XINHUA