(Beijing, October 12) The men's singles quarterfinals of the Good Luck Beijing 2007 International Badminton Invitational Tournament were staged this morning. As a result of a match, No. 2 seed Bao Chunlai beat Xie Xin 2-0 (21-8, 21-17) to advance to the semifinals first.

As an all-round player, Pao had achieved outstanding results in both singles and doubles events, such as the runner-up and third placer of World Championships and the gold medalist of two Sudirman Cup Team Badminton Championships. He is technical all-round and experienced and currently ranks 5th in the world. However, Xie is also a player with huge potential, although yet to be tempered, he has shown great strength is this tournament.

At the beginning of this match, Pao gave full play his advantages and soon dominated the situation with hard smashes and flexible changes, while Xie was a bit passive and committed errors frequently. Pao won the first game 21-8.

In the second game, though Pao continued to command superiority and took the lead 6-2 and 11-4, Xie, after some adjustment, did not give up and competed against Bao with his advantages. The two players fought intensely each other to present impressive highlights in their skillful attack and defense. Eventually, Bao clinched the victory 21-17.