China's ace badminton players Lin Dan and Chen Long sailed into the men's singles second round of the German Open here.
Newly-crowned Rio Olympic champion Chen on Tuesday defeated Japanese player Kenta Nishimoto 21-10, 21-9 while multiple world and Olympic champion Lin breezed past Indian player Siril Verma 21-13, 21-10, reports Xinhua news agency.
The second round in men's singles and first round in all other disciplines will be held on Wednesday.
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