IN VAIN : Koo Kien Keat lunges for the shuttle while team-mate Tan Boon Heong look on at the quarter-finals round of the Malaysian World Badminton Championships at the Putra Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, August 17, 2007. GLENN GUAN/The Star

China’s Lin Dan prepares to smash during his men’s singles match against Netherlands’ Dicky Palyama at the third round of the Malaysian World Badminton Championships at the Putra Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, August 16, 2007. Lin Dan won 21-18, 21-17. GLENN GUAN/The Star