Reigning World No.1 men's singles shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei opened the new year in style by bagging the Korean Open men's singles title after beating Denmark's Peter-Gade Christensen in straight sets at the Olympic Fencing Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday.
In the final, Chong Wei, the top seed, outplayed the Danish veteran 21-12, 21-11 who is also the defending champion, for his first ever win in the Korean Open Super Series title throughout his professional career.
En route to the final, Chong Wei had also registered straight set wins over Englishman Andrew Smith (round 1), Marc Zwiebler of Germany (round 2), Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand (quarter-final) and China's Chen Jin (semi-final).
With the title in the bag, the 27-year-old Chong Wei will head home to defend his Malaysian Open Super Series title which starts on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, despite the absence of their top stars like Lin Dan and Bao Chunlai, China were still a dominant force when its players clinching three of the five titles at stake.
Wang Shixian beat unseeded South Korean Sung Ji Hyun 21-10, 25-23 to clinch the women's singles title, top-seeded Cheng Shu-Zhao Yunlei lifted the women's doubles title after crushing Japanese pair Mizuki Fujii-Reika Kakiiwa 21-16, 21-15 while He Hanbin-Yu Yang took the mixed doubles title, beating another Chinese pair Tao Jiaming-Zhang Yawen 21-15, 21-16.
South Korean pair Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae, the top seeds in the championship, prevented another Chinese victory when they edged fifth seeded Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng 21-11, 14-21, 21-18 in three thrilling sets to send the home crowd into a frenzy.
Bernama 18th Jan 2010
Congrats to our Datuk Lee for such a superb play, but then again, it was time and time again disappointment from our backup groups of mens single. I wonder what would happen if suddenly Datuk LCW suddenly suffers loss of form or injury. His shoulders is getting heavier day by day...
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