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Hong Kong's Zhou Mi returns a shot to Pi Hongyan of France during the women's singles semi-final match of the Malaysian Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur January 10, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd
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Xin Wang of China returns a shot against Hongyan Pi of France during their women's single quarterfinal match at the World Badminton Championships in Paris, Friday Aug. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena
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French badminton player Pi Hongyan plays during a practice session in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. The badminton world championships will be held from Aug. 10 to 16 in the city. (
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