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Six stars for whom Olympics in 2021 may come too late
However, there is plenty of time for two 11-year olds -- Syrian table tennis player Hend Zaza and Britain's skateboarder Sky Brown
Two-time All England champion Chen Long loses to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia
In previous round Chen overcomes six-time All England champion Lin Dan but finds Lee too hot to handle
BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy pulls a shocker by beating Lin Dan
Earlier this year, Lin Dan had gotten the better of Prannoy in the Australian Open when he defeated in straight sets 21-18, 21-19.
Badminton: Sen sizzles, then fizzles against Dan
Sai Praneeth next faces Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka but Verma has a tough task on hand against Lin Dan.
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth get top 10 seedings
Two-time championship bronze medallist, in 2013 and 2014, Sindhu was placed below twice winner and Olympic champion Carolina Marin.
Sudirman Cup: China, South Korea in summit clash
South Korea, who beat China for their last Sudirman Cup title in Eindhoven in 2003, won the other semi-final 3-1 over Thailand.
Lin Dan sorry after extra-marital affair made public
Xie Xingfang, 2-time world badminton champion and wife of Lin Dan, was cheated on when she was pregnant.