Dubai World Superseries Finals: Day one of competition

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

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Timeline

7 years ago: Opening day of action draws to a close
7 years ago: Axelsen the Viktor in final match of opening day of competition
7 years ago: Chen and Jia secure straight games women's doubles victory
7 years ago: Sindhu strikes back to claim opening women's singles win
7 years ago: Pedersen and Rytter Juhl clinch straight games women's doubles win
7 years ago: Son shines as South Korean beats world number one Lee Chong Wei
7 years ago: Top seed Jorgensen thrashes Hu Yun in men's singles clash
7 years ago: Marin saves eight match points but Olympic champion eventually falls to defeat
7 years ago: Olympic champions tested but victorious in Japanese women's doubles duel
7 years ago: Chang and Lee down defending women's doubles champions
7 years ago: Defending champions off to fine start with mixed doubles win
7 years ago: Boe and Mogensen forced to withdraw from men's doubles
7 years ago: World number one Tai eases to opening women's singles win
7 years ago: Chai and Hong off to fine start as 2015 runners-up beat Chinese rivals
7 years ago: Danish doubles delight as Conrad-Petersen and Kolding beat top seeds
7 years ago: Zheng and Chen win all-Chinese mixed doubles contest
7 years ago: Gideon and Sukamuljo defeat fellow Indonesians in men's doubles
7 years ago: Sung impresses to earn straight games women's singles win
7 years ago: Fischer Nielsen and Pedersen win tight mixed doubles clash
7 years ago: Tian triumphs in opening men's singles match
7 years ago: Olympic mixed doubles champions lose opening match
7 years ago: First matches get underway in Dubai
7 years ago: Day one of competition begins

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