German Open : Chen Long, Lin Dan enters in advance Posted: Mar 01, 2017 • 02:30 PM by Akshay Somani

Berlin, March 1 ( ) China's ace badminton players Lin Dan and Chen Long sailed into the men's singles second round of the German Open here. Gurmehar Kaur Didn't intend to bully : Virender Sehwag

Newly-crowned Rio Olympic champion Chen on Tuesday defeated Japanese player Kenta Nishimoto 21-10, 21-9 while multiple world and Olympic champion Lin breezed past Indian player Siril Verma 21-13, 21-10, reports Xinhua news agency.

The second round in men's singles and first round in all other disciplines will be held on Wednesday.