TWO-TIME Olympic champion Lin Dan became the latest casualty at the Singapore Open on Saturday when he suffered a stunning semifinal defeat at the hands of Indonesian qualifier Sony Dwi Kuncoro.

    The 32-year-old Lin, who has never won the tournament, trailed early on against the composed 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Kuncoro, who raced to a 11-4 lead before taking the first set 21-10.

    The Chinese superstar salvaged the second set to win 21-17, but the 31-year-old Indonesian kept his cool to seal a nailbiting 22-20 victory in the final set.

    On Friday world number ones Chen Long of China and Carolina Marin of Spain had crashed out in the quarterfinals, unceremoniously shown the door by young upstarts.

    Chen fell to Hong Kong’s 21-year-old Angus Ng, while Marin fell in three sets to Japan’s 18-year-old Akane Yamaguchi.

    (SD-Agencies)