One of the Series 1 figures I popped open the base and removed the electronics (an idea I got after speaking to I-Wei Huang of Toys For Bob about how his children responded to electronic-less prototypes), effectively removing the toys-to-life aspect of the figure.

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Zhang Jiewin and Yang wei, the top seeds, overcame Huang Sui and Gao Ling in an all-Chinese women's doubles final.

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