China's Xiao Jia Chen defetaed ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, in the second round of the Asian Badminton Championship on 20 April 2012. The 40th ranked Chen outplayed the Fifth seeded Nehwal in a closely contested match.
Saina in the first round of the championship had defetaed Kaori Imabeppu of Japan.
With regard to Olympic qualification, the significant loss was that of the mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju. They lost to Korea’s Sa Rang Kim and Hye In Choi. Jwala and Diju are currently ranked No.16 in the world and will have to maintain or improve their ranking in order to make the cut for the London Games.
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