 "World Badminton Championships 2018: Lin Dan makes light work of Mark Caljouw, Viktor Axelsen sees off Duarte Nuno Anjo in 26 minutes")
Nanjing: Chinese superstar Lin Dan rolled back the years and made a fast start to his challenge at the badminton World Championships on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_4850861” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Lin Dan got off to a stellar start in the opening round of the Badminton World Championships in Nanjing, beating Mark Caljouw. AFP[/caption] The 34-year-old is seeking a sixth world title. In front of a partisan crowd in Nanjing, “Super Dan” made light work of Dutchman Mark Caljouw, winning 21-14, 21-14 in 49 minutes. Viktor Axelsen, the top seed and reigning champion from Denmark, was even more emphatic, needing just 26 minutes to thrash Duarte Nuno Anjo of Portugal 21-8, 21-7 in a mismatch. Also safely through on the first day of action was China’s third seed Shi Yuqi, a comfortable 21-13, 21-11 winner over Adam Mendrek of the Czech Republic.
Lin Dan got off to a strong start in front of home support in Nanjing and top seed Victor Axelsen also did incredibly well to breeze past his opposition in just 26 minutes.
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