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After one day of action, Asia already has the edge in the traditional battle with Europe at the All England championships in Birmingham on Wednesday.

World champion Lin Dan led the Asian march as he negotiated a potentially tricky start against Muhammad Roslin Hashim of Malaysia with a 24-22, 16-21, 21-9 win in exactly 60 minutes.

Defending champion Lin was one of 12 Asian men who moved into the last 16 as Europe once again struggled to keep pace. The struggle intensified in the last singles of the session when 1999 All England champion Peter Gade, who won the opening Super Series event in Malaysia in January, crashed out to Dutchman Dicky Palyama 15-21, 21-19, 21-19 in the day's longest match at 62 minutes.

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