*Source: DTN News / BWF
(NSI News Source Info) HYDERABAD, India - August 12, 2009: Seventh-seeded Joachim Persson of Denmark crashed out of the world badminton championships here on Tuesday, losing to unseeded Japanese Kenichi Tago in the men's singles first round.
Kenichi Tago of Japan plays a shot against Joachim Persson of Denmark during the mens singles badminton match of the World Badminton Championships at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad. Persson crashed out of the world badminton championships, losing to Tago in the men's singles first round.
The 22nd-ranked Japanese came back strongly after losing the opening game, winning 16-21, 21-14, 21-13 in 57 minutes.
Ninth-seeded Yu Hsing Hsieh of Taipei survived a scare in another first-round encounter, saving a match-point before ending Indian Arvind Bhat's resistance with a 21-14, 19-21, 24-22 victory.
The Indian was just a point away from winning the match when he led 22-21 in the third game before faltering at crucial stages to suffer his third defeat against the same opponent.
"I think I deserved to win," Bhat said.
"I was feeling good with my game, but I am sad about the end result. It has often been happening in my career that I am unable to finish off matches."
Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana, seeded 16th, and Raul Must of Estonia were also involved in tough matches before advancing to the second round.
Ponsana downed Kestutis Navickas of Lithuania 21-14,14-21, 21-17, while Must posted a 21-16, 18-21, 21-12 victory over Russian Ivan Sozonov.
Among the women there were no early upsets, with seeded Hong Kong's players Wang Chen and Yip Pui Yin and Korean Hye Youn Hwang advancing to the second round with straight-game wins.
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