BIRMINGHAM, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Lin Dan led four Chinese men's singles players to advance into the second round of the 100th All England Open Badminton Championships here on Wednesday. In the women's event, China's world champion Lu Lan and the defending champion Wang Yihan both won their first matches, but world number two Wang Lin and her Chinese teammate Wang Shixia failed to go through.

Li Dan in the competition

Lu Lan in the competition

Bao Chunlai in the competition

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