Son Shines Eventually In Badminton World Championships Opener

South Korea's Son Wan Ho returns against Finland's Kalle Koljonen on August 21, 2017 Top seed  chung cư quận 8 Son Wan Ho didn't have it easy against Finland's Kalle Koljonen in his first round of the men's singles at the World Championships in Glasgow on Monday. The 29-year-old trailed in the early stages of the first game -- 3-5 and 5-7 -- before eventually getting in front 9-8. He took it 21-14. The second was also a tester. It got to 16-all before the South Korean broke through to win 21-14, 21-16 in 44 minutes. If you beloved this report and you would like to receive extra facts pertaining to vị trí HighIntela kindly check out our webpage. "It was my first match and I know all the other players are keen to beat me," said 29-year-old Son, who led South Korea to victory at this year's Sudirman Cup in Jakarta. "I was also needing a chance to get used to the venue. But now I am feeling good. "This is a very important competition for me. It would be a dream to become world champion. But I need to work very hard over the next week." Koljonen, ranked 72 in the world, was pleased with his effort on his first visit to Scotland.  He also had a lot of support for every time he won a point flags were waved and a huge banner was raised that said in Finnish "Stay strong Kalle".  "I enjoyed the match and played well," he said.  "I tried to push him as much as possible."  - 'Bit of a blur' -  Chinese legend Lin Dan had a much easier passage as he began his quest for a sixth world title.  He was up against the Scottish No.1 Kieran Merrilees, and won 21-15, 21-10.  Lin, who will turn 34 in October, was never seriously troubled, but paid the local man a compliment.  "He was a strong opponent, and played very well," he said.  "But I'll have to play much better later in the week." Merrilees admitted it was du an HighIntela honour to share a court with his childhood hero. But he just wished it had been later in the championships. "It was such a hard match," admitted the 27-year-old. "Before I went on court I was so nervous and my legs felt like jelly. I had trained so hard for these championships but when I saw the draw my head went down. "To be honest, the match is all a bit of a blur. But I am sure I will learn from it. I played the name, and that was no use." On a comeback from a heel injury, Switzerland's Sabrina Jacquet was involved in one of the longest matches of the first round, finally overcoming Ukrainian Natalya Votysekh 21-14, 18-21, 21-10.  Following a four-month lay-off, she was delighted.  "I am really happy," she said. "I have been injured and it was my first official match for four months. "I didn't really know where I was standing as practice had not been going so well. "I was a bit unsure whether I was going to be able to play here, so I am going to enjoy it. This win is a bonus."