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Axelsen ousted in All England Open; An, Kunlavut advance

Viktor Axelsen was ousted at the All-England Open 2025 on Wednesday, even as An Se-young and Kunlavut Vitidsarn advanced.

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AXELSEN OUSTED BY LIN IN SHOCKING DEFEAT

Axelsen was ousted, 19-21, 21-13, 11-21, to Chinese Taipei’s Li Chun-yi in a shocking opening round defeat.

Furthermore, the 31-year-old Danish former world No.1 lost a tough opening set but managed to foce a decider with an impressive show in the middle sey.

Moreover, Lin recovered in the decider with a strong resolve to finish off Axelsen, one of the favorites picked to win in Birmingham.

“I didn’t have the best feeling out there. Think it’ll be a while before I’m back on court,” the Dane told Danish TV2.

“I don’t want to go into details. I think a longer break is ahead for me,” he added.

KUNLAVUT WINS; ZII JIA FALLS TO ANGUS NG

Kunlavut won his opening-round match over China’s Weng Hong Yang, 22-20, 21-11.

Moreover, the 23-year-old Thai world No.5 was challenged in the opening set before he overpowered his Chinese opponent in the second set.

Furthermore, Lee Zii Jia was not as lucky, as he absorbed a 21-19, 16-21, 12-21 setback to Hong Kong’s Angus Ng.

The Malaysian world No.7 “thought i was ready” for the tournament as he is coming back from an injury.

“Maybe I rushed my return. Maybe it was the wrong decision. But it has already happened, and I just have to accept it and move on,” zII jIA SAID.

“Angus played a very good game today. He has a lot of shot variations and was unpredictable,” he added.

AN DOMINATES GAO; SINDHU FALLS SHORT IN WOMEN’S PLAY

An dominated Chinese Gao Fang Jie, 21-16, 21-14, to open her Birmingham campaign on a high note.

Furthermore, the South Korean world No.1 was never threatened throughout.

Moreover, An attempts to add another title in her growing 2025 collection.

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu suffered a 21-19, 13-21, 13-21 loss to South Korea’s Kim ga-eun.

Meanwhile, Japanese eighth seed Kodai Naraoka defeated compatriot Yushi Tanaka, 21-14, 5-21, 21-19 in another men’s singles match later Wednesday.