Olympic champion Axelsen ousted from All England Badminton Open
BIRMINGHAM, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen was knocked out of the All England Badminton Open by Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong in the men's singles second round here on Thursday.
Axelsen, 29, started his title defence in Birmingham arduously as the big Dane came from behind to beat his first opponent Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong, China 19-21, 21-15 and 21-11 on Tuesday.
The reigning world and