体坛英语资讯：World No. 5 Chen suffers first round exit at badminton worlds
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 8-- <span word="World">World</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 5 <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Badminton">Badminton</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Guatemalan">Guatemalan</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Cordon">Cordon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span>, 22, <span word="played">played</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champoinships">champoinships</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wembley">Wembley</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="badminton">badminton</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="game">game</span> 21-19, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 21-8.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 36 <span word="Cordon">Cordon</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> 27-25.</p><p>"<span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>. "<span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="today">today</span>."</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Cordon">Cordon</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Bao">Bao</span> <span word="Chunlai">Chunlai</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Cordon">Cordon</span>. "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p><p><span word="Bao">Bao</span>, 28, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p><span word="Cordon">Cordon</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span>."</p><p><span word="Cordon">Cordon</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Carl">Carl</span> <span word="Baxter">Baxter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Henri">Henri</span> <span word="Hurskainen">Hurskainen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>.</p>
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