World No.1 Hong Chen is not in his best form

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, November 11, 2003

World No.1 Hong Chen is not in his best form

Top-ranked Chen Hong of China conceded that he was not in his best form for the 2003 China Open badminton championships which opened Tuesday in Guangzhou.

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Top-ranked Chen Hong of China conceded that he was not in his best form for the 2003 China Open badminton championships which opened Tuesday in Guangzhou.

The Chinese, who has been firmly holding the first place in the men's singles standings of the International Badminton Federation (IBF) since November 7, 2002, said that "I dare not expect the men's singles title at the China Open, because I has just come back to practise for about 20 days after being injured in the Denmark Open last month."

Chen injured his right elbow and withdrew from the Denmark Open midway. Since then, he didn't train until five days prior to the Hong Kong Open a fortnight ago.

At the Hong Kong Open, Chen surprised himself by cruising into the quarter-finals against a painful elbow, where he was defeated by fellow Chinese Bao Chunlai.

However, Chen has nothing to worry at the China Open as no one is capable of overtaking him for the top spot in the rankings evenif he would make an early exit from the tournament.

Apart from Chen, China still has a string of world-calibre men shuttlers, such as Xia Xuanze, Lin Dan, Chen Yu and Bao Chunlai, all in the world top ten, who will fight for the title on home turf.

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