Badminton-Lin Dan lifts world crown for fourth time

LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - China's Lin Dan captured the world title for a fourth time on Sunday, surviving two match points before beating old foe and

world number one Lee Chong Wei
of Malaysia 20-22 21-14 23-21 in an exciting final at the
Wembley Arena.
                                                                   

It was more heartache for Chong Wei who had lost heavily to
Lin in the Olympic final in Beijing in 2008.

                                                                   
Though the Malaysian extracted some revenge in March,
beating Lin in the All England Championships in Birmingham, he
had to play second fiddle again and their head-to-head record
now stands at 16-8 in favour of the Chinese.

                                                                   
Lin's victory, cheered to the echo by a large Chinese
following in the arena, came at the end of an exhausting
81-minute tussle.