London, March 12 -- China's top seed Shi Yuqi cruised into the second round of the men's singles event at the All England Badminton Championships by sweeping Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia 21-13, 21-8 in Birmingham here.
Shi, 29, led the head-to-head 4-0 against Dwi Wardoyo ahead of Tuesday's match and needed only 34 minutes to defeat the 26-year-old world No. 34.
The current world No. 1 Shi will face Chou Tien-Chen of Chinese Taipei in the last 16 round after the world No. 9 outplayed Frenchman Christo Popov 21-10, 21-12.
Shi's compatriot Li Shifeng, who was crowned champion at the All England two years ago, overcame Canadian Brian Yang 21-11, 18-21, 21-16 to set up a second-round clash against Toma Junior Popov.
In the men's ...