China's Super Dan reaches quarterfinals at badminton worlds

Five-time winner Lin Dan fought back from one game down to defeat England's Rajiv Ouseph to reach the last eight of the World Badminton Championships in Scotland on Thursday. (Xinhua)

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Five-time winner Lin Dan fought back from one set down to defeat England's Rajiv Ouseph to reach the last eight of the World Badminton Championships here on Thursday.

The seventh-seeded Lin, 33, also a twice Olympic champion, dropped the first set 14-21 before winning the next two 21-17, 21-16.

"It was a little tough for me to take hold of the situation in the first set as he started the match so quickly," Lin said.

"Trailing 4-11 in the first set, I felt too much pressure and made too many mistakes," he said.

Ouseph, ranked 20th in the world, was satisfied with his performance. "I thought I had been playing well and yesterday Lin Dan was pushed hard so I knew I had a chance today if I played well.

"He's not quite as good as he was five or six years ago when he was winning back to back Olympics, he's not at the pace he played for three sets back then anymore.

"It was good to play so well in the first set, especially on such a big stage as well, I am happy with that. It was just the problem of not maintaining it for two or three sets."

Lin, nicknamed "Super Dan" by his fans, fought off tenacious challenge from Denmark's Emil Holst in Wednesday's third-round match to win a three-game thriller.

He will next take on either fourth seed and fellow Chinese Shi Yuqi or Wong Wing Ki Vincent, the 12th seed from Hong Kong, China. Lin was beaten by Shi in this year's All England Open.