Magnificent Lin grabs fourth world title

Chinas Lin Dan beat top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 20-22, 21-14, 23-21 to win the mens badminton world title for the fourth time.Olympic champion Lin had a thrilling preparation for the defence of his title at next years London Games when he saved two match points to beat his great rival Lee in a sensational 81-minute mens singles final.The second-seeded Chinese star held off the challenge of the Malaysian heir apparent by 20-22, 21-14, 23-21 after trailing 19-20 and 20-21 in the final game. It was a significant blow to the top-seeded Lee, who had lost to Lin in the Olympic final in Beijing in 2008 and had been hoping to become the first player from his country to win a world title in preparation for his Games bid in the same Wembley arena next year.