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体坛英语资讯：China, Indonesia share light at badminton worlds

China proved its badminton powerhouse status by winning three titles at the world badminton championships while Indonesia also had a nice showing with two gold medals in pocket.

体坛英语资讯：China, Indonesia share light at badminton worlds1 China's Lin Dan celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro at the World Badminton Championships in Kuala Lumpur August 19, 2007. The defending champion won 21-11, 22-20. [Reuters] more photosChina's first gold winning attempt suffered a setback when Zheng Bo/Gao Ling, ranked first in the world, lost to world number two Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir of Indonesia 21-16, 21-14 in the mixed doubles final.

Trailing 6-0 in the opening game, Zheng/Gao were outpowered. The Indonesian duo even enjoyed a bigger margin of ten points at 13-3. The Chinese duo tried to reverse the situation and cut the deficit to four points at 18-14 but still lost 21-16. In the second, Zheng and Gao were still subdued, losing the game 21-14.

In both pairs' three previous meetings, Zheng/Gao had two wins and a loss. Their loss was in the second round of 2007 Singapore Open when Gao sustained a foot injury.

"I did feel very tired these two days. That's why I can not keep up with our opponents. Natsir played more baseline shots. It was a headache for me," said Gao.

"When I advanced to the final four, my desire for the champion became stronger. Last night, though I went to bed very early, I fell asleep late in three o'clock," said Zheng.