Badminton: Lee beats Dan in Seoul final
Wei stormed back to defeat arch-rival and holder Lin Dan in the final of the Korea Open.
SEOUL:
World number one Lee Chong Wei stormed back to defeat arch-rival and holder Lin Dan in the final of the Korea Open to prevent a rampant China from sweeping all five titles. The first Superseries of the new season saw some high-quality badminton from the two best players around. In a tense 75-minute showdown, the Malaysian Lee lost the first game 12-21 to his nemesis, before winning the closely-fought second game 21-18. Lee enjoyed eight smashed winners to seal the third game – and with it the title - 21-14, as the Malaysian made up for the bitter disappointment of losing to Lin, the Olympic champion, in last year’s final.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 9th, 2012.
World number one Lee Chong Wei stormed back to defeat arch-rival and holder Lin Dan in the final of the Korea Open to prevent a rampant China from sweeping all five titles. The first Superseries of the new season saw some high-quality badminton from the two best players around. In a tense 75-minute showdown, the Malaysian Lee lost the first game 12-21 to his nemesis, before winning the closely-fought second game 21-18. Lee enjoyed eight smashed winners to seal the third game – and with it the title - 21-14, as the Malaysian made up for the bitter disappointment of losing to Lin, the Olympic champion, in last year’s final.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 9th, 2012.