Badminton: Lee advances to Malaysia Open finals
The home favourite dropped his first game of the tournament to the determined and energetic 26-year-old emerging Dane.
KUALA LUMPUR:
World number one Lee Chong Wei overcame Denmark’s Jan O Jorgensen to secure a place in the final of the Malaysia Badminton Open.
The home favourite dropped his first game of the tournament to the determined and energetic 26-year-old emerging Dane, but eventually won through 21-13, 17-21, 21-12.
“It was indeed a tough match and Jan pushed me hard,” said Lee, 30, who will now face Indonesia’s Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the final. “I haven’t faced him in over a year but he has bounced back from his injuries to break into the top five in the world. So I’m expecting another tough match.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 20th, 2013.
World number one Lee Chong Wei overcame Denmark’s Jan O Jorgensen to secure a place in the final of the Malaysia Badminton Open.
The home favourite dropped his first game of the tournament to the determined and energetic 26-year-old emerging Dane, but eventually won through 21-13, 17-21, 21-12.
“It was indeed a tough match and Jan pushed me hard,” said Lee, 30, who will now face Indonesia’s Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the final. “I haven’t faced him in over a year but he has bounced back from his injuries to break into the top five in the world. So I’m expecting another tough match.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 20th, 2013.