Barring a few anxious moments, there was not much doubt about the Chinese World Badminton Champion Chen Long emerging winner in the men’s singles of the first BWF Destination Dubai World Super-series Finals. But it was a creditable achievement for Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in winning the final against her more fancied Korean opponent, Sung Ji Hyun. China also won the mixed doubles title but lost in the finals of men’s doubles and women’s doubles. For BWF and organizers at UAE, the first ever mega-badminton event held at the Hamdan Sports Centre in Dubai met with commendable success. Though badminton cannot match the universal popularity of football and tennis, it