The draw for the World Superseries Finals was revealed at Destination Dubai. It promises high drama as most arch-rivals have been drawn in the same groups.
China’s Chen Long has been drawn alongside Wan Ho,Kenichi Tago and Vittinghus in Group-A,the “Group of Death”. Group-B consists Jorgensen,Srikanth and last year’s runner up Tomy Sugiarto.
In the Women’s singles Group A has Wang Shixian,Saina Nehwal,Sung Ji Hyun and Bae Yon Ju.Saina will be relieved that she avoided her nemesis Wang Yihan in her group,tough Shixian and the Koreans will be no pushover.
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Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong have been drawn alongside defending champions Ahsan/Setiawan in Group-A,with Endo/Hayakawa and Boe/Mogensen the favourites in Group-B
The women’s doubles and mixed doubles have groups with clear favourites,unlike the Singles section where no two players can be bet upon from a group.
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The climax of the season is all set to begin.