Badminton: Lee trounces Kuncoro to lift crown

The energetic Lee dominated his opponent from the start.


Afp January 21, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR: World number one Lee Chong Wei trounced Indonesia’s Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21-7, 21-8 to win a record nine Malaysia Badminton Open singles title yesterday. Lee dominated the court with flawless net play, strokes and lethal smashes and has now set his eyes on victory at the March All-England Superseries Premier. The energetic Lee dominated his opponent from the start, sending the 29-year-old bronze medallist in the 2004 Athens Olympics scurrying to all four corners of the court. But Lee reserved some praise for Kuncoro. “The pressure was very high on me to win the ninth title,” said Lee. “The score-line makes it look easy but it was tough. Sony was relentless, I had to keep lifting his shots, read his game before I can find the openings.”

Published in The Express Tribune, January 21st, 2013.

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