Lin Dan won All England Badminton title

China’s Lin Dan on 13 March 2016 earned his sixth All England badminton title. In the summit clash in Birmingham, Dan defeated compatriot Tian Houwei 21-9, 21-10.

•    Dan, also a five times world champion and double Olympic champion, secured his sixth championship 12 years after his first and four years after his last.
•    Lin, nicknamed Super Dan by his fans, added the title to his collection of wins in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012.
•    In the women's final later, Nozomi Okuhara of Japan defeated two-time champion Wang Shixian of China 21-11, 16-21, 21-19.
•    The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments.
•    Played annually, it developed after the success of the world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898.
•    The tournament was successfully organised on April 4, 1899, however only three categories (Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles) were originally staged.
•    Both Men's and Women's Singles were added the following year. The first three tournaments were named "The Open English Championships".
•    It was eventually considered (especially after the first Thomas Cup series in 1949) the unofficial world championship of the sport until 1977 when the International Badminton Federation launched its official championships.