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COPENHAGEN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- All the big stars pulled through to the next round on the second day of Yonex Denmark Open, held in central Denmark's Odense.
In the Men's Singles, the top tier players all advanced to the second round with easy wins.
To seed Chen Long was the first to advance, beating Wong Wing Ki Vincent of China's Hong Kong 21-12, 22-20.
Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, Kento Momota of Japan and Jan O. Jorgensen of Denmark are all ready for the next round as well.
Lin Dan celebrated his 32th birthday with a 21-15, 21-18 win against Raul Must of Estonia.
"I am going to race home and get some rest. Maybe also a glass of wine," Lin Dan said after the game.
Women's singles players Carolina Marin of Spain and Saina Nehwal of India also managed wins in ther first appearances at the tournament.
The best men's doubles Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong of South Korea defeated Mads Conrad-Petersen/Mads Pieler Kolding of Denmark in the final game of the day with staight wins, while the best women's doubles Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi of Japan also prevailed and are now ready for the round of 16.
