News A bona-fide sporting superstar will be the lead attraction at the Rio 2016 badminton test event this week Lin Dan, the Chinese two-time Olympic and five-time world champion is considered by many the greatest player his sport has produced His expressive personality has earned him the nicknames ‘Super Dan’ and the ‘Rock Star of Badminton’, but recent ventures into the fashion world make the ‘David Beckham of Badminton’ a more suitable moniker Like the former England football captain, Lin has launched his own brand of underwear and modelled for one of the fashion industry’s hippest labels But it is on the court that he has left the biggest impression: his passionate celebrations after an epic win in the London 2012 final – he stripped off his shirt, revealing a tattoo-clad torso, and ran around the arena punching the air – was one of the most memorable moments of those Games Go badminton crazy like Lin Dan with our interactive infographicLin streches for the shuttlecock on his way to gold at the London 2012 Games (Getty Images/Michael Regan) Lin, now 32, arrives in Rio for the YONEX Brasil Open 2015 looking for an upturn in his fortunes Recent defeats in the Hong Kong Open, China Open and French Open, and a quarter-final exit in this year’s world championships have left Lin, currently no 3 in the world rankings, at an unusually low ebb Thus he will be looking for a boost to his confidence during the six-day tournament in Riocentro Pavilion 4, which will host the Olympic tournament next year Ahead of the event, he said: “Rio will be the fourth time that I have represented China in the Olympics This is definitely more than a treasure I have great expectations ”Read this exclusive interview with Lin Dan on his aims for Rio 2016 Lin was in Rio for the 2013 Laureus Awards and visited the Rocinha favela (Photo: Getty Images/Gareth Cattermole) Organised by Badminton World Federation (BWF), the Brasil Open will be used by the Rio 2016 Games organising committee to test various parts of their operations Four departments will work in a similar fashion to that planned for the Olympic Games, while a further nine will provide support for the event A total of 360 people will work at the event, including 95 volunteers “Special attention will be given to training our workforce and preparing the competition area,” said Rio 2016 badminton manager Helena Gomes The event will offer Olympic rankings points and will feature 90 players (56 men, 34 women) from 24 countries Following the Olympic format, there will be a group stage followed by knockout matches The with the two top in the world rankings – China’s Chen Long and Denmark’s Jan O Jorgensen – not at the event, Lin will be the clear favourite in the men’s event The leading woman is Russia’s Nina Vislova, who won bronze in the doubles event at London 2012 Nina Vislova, a bronze medallist at London 2012, is the biggest female name at the test event (Photo: Getty Images/François Nel)