The draw, which has a heavy top half, could see Chong Wei face sixth seed Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the next round.

Dan will face a tough third round against teammate Bao Chunlai, and could then run into third seed Peter Gade of Denmark.

'He is not thinking too much about the draw. These things are not in our hand,' said Chinese coach Ly Yung Bo. 'If Lin plays to his potential he can go a long way in the tournament.'

In the women's singles, Mi Zhou of Hong Kong will look to fulfill her unfinished dream of a world title. Zhou, 30, is a ormer World No. 1 from China and now represents Hong Kong.

Malaysian Wong Mew Choo is in the same side of the draw along with China's Xie Xingfang and Wang Yihan.

The lower half of the draw has Wang Lin and Chinese Lu Lan alongwith Hong Kong's Wang Chen and Yip Pui Yin. Denmark's Tine Rasmussen and India's Saina Nehwal will be there to breach the Chinese wall.

The men's doubles top seed -- Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indoensia -- are not participating in the tournament.