BIRMINGHAM, England, March 15 -- Six-time winner Lin Dan of China will take on four-time titlist Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia in their 40th encounter in the quarterfinals of the All England Open badminton championships on Friday.

Lin, 34, also a twice Olympic champion, defeated Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 23-21 while the 35-year-old Lee, a three-time Olympic silver medalist, fought back from one game down to beat South Korea's Lee Dong Keun 6-21, 21-13, 21-8.

Lin, nicknamed Super Dan by his fans, has won 27 of his memorable clashes with Lee, including two last year at the Malaysia Open and Asian Championships.

Lee's last victory over the Chinese super star happened at the semifinals of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Both players are looking forward to the mouth-watering match on Friday.

"I hope we will present a thrilling match tommorrow, " Lin said. "We know a lot of fans will come to watch us. We both want to win the game and hopefully I can play my best."

Lee, the defending champion, said, "I hope everybody will enjoy the match tomorrow. I did not face Lin Dan last year here so I hope we can play a great match."

Lin was beaten by teammate Shi Yuqi in the semifinals last year while Lee won his fourth title with an easy victory over Shi in the final.

Olympic champion Chen Long, who lifted the trophy here in 2013 and 2017, advanced to the last eight with a 21-18, 21-14 victory over Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab. The fourth seed will next meet last year's runner-up Shi Yuqi, who beat South Korea's Lee Hyun Il 21-11, 21-19.

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