Lee Chong Wei ( 李宗伟 )
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SibugiChai
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latuk 31 liaw... still can win back2back Super series finale ???
maybe its time to limit participation to 1ss per mth
maybe its time to limit participation to 1ss per mth
[h=2]Simon upsets Chong Wei to bag Singapore Open title[/h]KUALA LUMPUR: This must have hurt really bad.
World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei suffered a huge blow to his morale after a crushing 15-21, 10-21 loss to qualifier Simon Santoso of Indonesia in a 48-minute men’s singles final of the Singapore Open.
“Simon played so well. I could do nothing to stop him. I don’t mind losing but not by playing a game like this ... there were just so many mistakes,” said top seed Chong Wei after Sunday’s title match.
“I was hoping to turn things around in the second game but he left me quite far behind. I lost focus and could not control the shuttle too.”
The defeat to a rejuvenated Simon – Chong Wei’s first in almost five years – dashed his plan of winning a second Singapore Open title.
Ironically, Chong Wei won his maiden Singapore Open crown in 2008 with a victory over Simon in the final at the same venue.
Chong Wei’s meltdown was a surprise considering the Malaysian had enjoyed a blistering run since the start of the season, having won three Superseries titles – the Malaysian Open, All-England and last week’s Indian Open.
Even in his defeat to China’s Chen Long in the final of the Korean Open in January, the Malaysian had put up a class act.
On Sunday, though, the 28-year-old Simon gave Chong Wei a taste of his own medicine by dominating the match with sheer confidence and brilliant court craft.
The opening game saw Simon taking a 7-4 lead before Chong Wei drew level.
Everyone was expecting Chong Wei to turn on his power at this stage and romp home, but Simon obviously didn’t read the script. He kept pushing and cornering Chong Wei into all sorts of trouble to take the opener.
It seemed all over for Chong Wei when Simon marched to a comfortable 9-3 lead in the second game.
Chong Wei, however, was not ready to throw in the towel yet, narrowing the gap to 10-12.
But all hopes of an amazing comeback vanished when a pumped-up Simon kept producing even more impressive moves to walk home with his third career Superseries title.
Chong Wei, a winner of 54 Superseries titles, admitted that Simon, who was once ranked No. 3 in the world, had transformed himself into a better player.
“He has changed his style of play but, I think, the key to his victory was his patience. I have played against him many times but, today he displayed a higher level of quality in his game,” said Chong Wei, who now holds a 9-2 record against the Indonesian.
Simon, who turned professional this year, is returning from a nagging back injury but has shown great improvement of late.
Prior to the Singapore Open, he had marked his comeback by winning the Malaysian Open GP Gold in Pasir Gudang last month.
The 31-year-old Chong Wei, whose son Kingston celebrated his first birthday on Saturday, is ready to move on.
“I accept this defeat but I have to move on as there are many major events coming up. My focus now will be on the team’s preparation for the Thomas Cup Finals,” said Chong Wei, who has reached 83 finals in his career so far.
World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei suffered a huge blow to his morale after a crushing 15-21, 10-21 loss to qualifier Simon Santoso of Indonesia in a 48-minute men’s singles final of the Singapore Open.
“Simon played so well. I could do nothing to stop him. I don’t mind losing but not by playing a game like this ... there were just so many mistakes,” said top seed Chong Wei after Sunday’s title match.
“I was hoping to turn things around in the second game but he left me quite far behind. I lost focus and could not control the shuttle too.”
The defeat to a rejuvenated Simon – Chong Wei’s first in almost five years – dashed his plan of winning a second Singapore Open title.
Ironically, Chong Wei won his maiden Singapore Open crown in 2008 with a victory over Simon in the final at the same venue.
Chong Wei’s meltdown was a surprise considering the Malaysian had enjoyed a blistering run since the start of the season, having won three Superseries titles – the Malaysian Open, All-England and last week’s Indian Open.
Even in his defeat to China’s Chen Long in the final of the Korean Open in January, the Malaysian had put up a class act.
On Sunday, though, the 28-year-old Simon gave Chong Wei a taste of his own medicine by dominating the match with sheer confidence and brilliant court craft.
The opening game saw Simon taking a 7-4 lead before Chong Wei drew level.
Everyone was expecting Chong Wei to turn on his power at this stage and romp home, but Simon obviously didn’t read the script. He kept pushing and cornering Chong Wei into all sorts of trouble to take the opener.
It seemed all over for Chong Wei when Simon marched to a comfortable 9-3 lead in the second game.
Chong Wei, however, was not ready to throw in the towel yet, narrowing the gap to 10-12.
But all hopes of an amazing comeback vanished when a pumped-up Simon kept producing even more impressive moves to walk home with his third career Superseries title.
Chong Wei, a winner of 54 Superseries titles, admitted that Simon, who was once ranked No. 3 in the world, had transformed himself into a better player.
“He has changed his style of play but, I think, the key to his victory was his patience. I have played against him many times but, today he displayed a higher level of quality in his game,” said Chong Wei, who now holds a 9-2 record against the Indonesian.
Simon, who turned professional this year, is returning from a nagging back injury but has shown great improvement of late.
Prior to the Singapore Open, he had marked his comeback by winning the Malaysian Open GP Gold in Pasir Gudang last month.
The 31-year-old Chong Wei, whose son Kingston celebrated his first birthday on Saturday, is ready to move on.
“I accept this defeat but I have to move on as there are many major events coming up. My focus now will be on the team’s preparation for the Thomas Cup Finals,” said Chong Wei, who has reached 83 finals in his career so far.
yurimaster2010
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plz tell that there no beting in badminton world !!
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nokh88
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Finally..........someone dare to post!!!
maybe LCW's sxxt out of luck or this form getting low...
C'mon Simon played well. He changed his game and caught LCW off guard . He thought he was playing the old Simon. LCW was tired too. It showed the entire week. Cant play back to back anymore. Should rest more. CHina was wise to rest CL and probably back to the drawing board to iron out the weaknesses.
yurimaster2010
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YES all credit to Simon..
He force LCW making all those unforce errors as well...
Thats why he lost...
Happy family day at Spore
The END of stories...
AlanY
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so, that weren't unforced errors if forced, isn't it?
SibugiChai
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[h=2]Chong Wei believes Lin Dan will keep him decent[/h]BY RAJES PAUL
Friendly rivalry. Lee Chong Wei (left), seen here at the World Championships in China last year, welcomes his badminton arch-nemesis Lin Dan of China back to competition since August last year. - Filepic
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KUALA LUMPUR: The return of China’s Lin Dan is the perfect tonic for world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei (pic).
Chong Wei said that Lin Dan’s re-emergence after almost eight months is good for the sport and that it would only motivate him to raise his game.
“I welcome his return. His presence will keep me on my toes. It will push me to train even harder. He is a strong opponent and I want to remain as his main challenger,” said Chong Wei.
Two-time Olympic Games champion Lin Dan made a successful comeback last week when he nailed the China Masters Grand Prix Gold title to jump 19 rungs from No. 104 to No. 83 in the world rankings.
And he is set to nick his second title at the ongoing Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) in Gimcheon, South Korea.
The back-to-back GP Gold and ABC are his first two tournaments since winning his fifth world title last August in Guangzhou by beating Chong Wei in the final.
Chong Wei said that Lin Dan’s return and his own decision to stay until the 2016 Olympic Games would be good for badminton fans.
“I need to stay motivated until the 2016 London Olympic Games and Lin Dan’s return has given me a good reason to do so. I look forward to duelling against him and I’m sure it will excite the fans as well,” said Chong Wei.
The fans will be more than eager to see a re-match between Chong Wei and Lin Dan at the World Championships in Copenhagen in August. Such a scenario is possible if Badminton World Federation (BWF) award a wildcard to Lin Dan for the world meet.
Based on Friday’s World Championships qualifiers’ list released by BWF, Lin Dan did not make the cut. The top three representatives from China are Chen Long, Du Pengyu and Wang Zhengming.
Malaysia will have a smaller number of qualifiers for the world meet this year.
In women’s singles, former international and world No. 78 Sannatasah Saniru failed to make the cut although she is in the top 150 standing because the quota of 48 players has been filled.
Malaysia will have three pairs – Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong, Lim Khim Wah-Goh V Shem and Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong – in the men’s doubles but Kien Keat has left the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
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KUALA LUMPUR: The return of China’s Lin Dan is the perfect tonic for world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei (pic).
Chong Wei said that Lin Dan’s re-emergence after almost eight months is good for the sport and that it would only motivate him to raise his game.
“I welcome his return. His presence will keep me on my toes. It will push me to train even harder. He is a strong opponent and I want to remain as his main challenger,” said Chong Wei.
Two-time Olympic Games champion Lin Dan made a successful comeback last week when he nailed the China Masters Grand Prix Gold title to jump 19 rungs from No. 104 to No. 83 in the world rankings.
And he is set to nick his second title at the ongoing Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) in Gimcheon, South Korea.
The back-to-back GP Gold and ABC are his first two tournaments since winning his fifth world title last August in Guangzhou by beating Chong Wei in the final.
Chong Wei said that Lin Dan’s return and his own decision to stay until the 2016 Olympic Games would be good for badminton fans.
“I need to stay motivated until the 2016 London Olympic Games and Lin Dan’s return has given me a good reason to do so. I look forward to duelling against him and I’m sure it will excite the fans as well,” said Chong Wei.
The fans will be more than eager to see a re-match between Chong Wei and Lin Dan at the World Championships in Copenhagen in August. Such a scenario is possible if Badminton World Federation (BWF) award a wildcard to Lin Dan for the world meet.
Based on Friday’s World Championships qualifiers’ list released by BWF, Lin Dan did not make the cut. The top three representatives from China are Chen Long, Du Pengyu and Wang Zhengming.
Malaysia will have a smaller number of qualifiers for the world meet this year.
In women’s singles, former international and world No. 78 Sannatasah Saniru failed to make the cut although she is in the top 150 standing because the quota of 48 players has been filled.
Malaysia will have three pairs – Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong, Lim Khim Wah-Goh V Shem and Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong – in the men’s doubles but Kien Keat has left the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
When the wild card becomes a controversy? only when LD got the wild card and LCW fuming...
why LCW fumed? just becoz this lowers his own chance of winning!!! how selfish and hyprocritic....
No one gave a shot when Malaysia got 5 wild cards in one WC in the past...
is this called fairness?
badminton is really an amateur sport and worth withering and dying...
why LCW fumed? just becoz this lowers his own chance of winning!!! how selfish and hyprocritic....
No one gave a shot when Malaysia got 5 wild cards in one WC in the past...
is this called fairness?
badminton is really an amateur sport and worth withering and dying...
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j4ckie
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What the hell are you on....as if Nadal wouldnt have cried if Federer had done the same (not play for a year, then come back without qualifying and completely focus on just that one tournament)....
Also, this time it's not about LCW at all. It's more about LD and his apparent unwillingness to qualify, as it really seems he couldve done it on his own power. Him not being able to play earlier due to internal conflict in team CHN is just an assumption, and a weak one at that (why would he be allowed to play now, and not earlier?).
Also, this time it's not about LCW at all. It's more about LD and his apparent unwillingness to qualify, as it really seems he couldve done it on his own power. Him not being able to play earlier due to internal conflict in team CHN is just an assumption, and a weak one at that (why would he be allowed to play now, and not earlier?).
nokh88
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If LD is given a wildcard, Happy people : CHN fans and LD himself of course.Unhappy people : Fans of all other players and all those players who thinks they have a better chance to win without LD.Don't say it is a hollow victory if the defending champion is not competing. LD didn't ( or want to) play enough tournaments for him to qualify and it's not the other players' fault....and his fans want him to be given a place through the back door. Who the hell he thinks he is. There are rules.Spain as the World Cup defending champion has to play through the qualifying rounds too.