Unseeded Wang Yihan scored a sensational win over hot favourite Tine Rasmussen of Denmark and it showed that China have a player to step into the shoes of two-time Olympic champion Zhang Ning.

• 印尼选手索尼全英赛因伤弃权，这一次估计也不是给中国选手带来麻烦，相比而言陈金和林丹再次在半决赛上相遇的可能性很大。如果林丹击败队友晋级，那么面对手下败将李宗伟，中国男单再次称雄应该难度不大。