MEN SINGLES: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Park Sung Hwan (Kor) 21-14, 21-13
MEN DOUBLES: Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae (Kor) bt Alvent Yulianto-Hendra Gunawan 18-21, 21-14, 21-14
WOMEN SINGLES: Tine Rasmussen (Den) bt Zhou Mi (HKG) 21-17, 15-21, 21-16
WOMEN DOUBLES: Lee Hyo Jung-Lee Kyung Won (Kor) bt Yang Wei-Zhang Jiewen (Chn) 21-15, 21-12
MIXED DOUBLES: Nova Widianto-Liliyana Natsir (Ina) bt Lee Yong Dae-Lee Hyo Jung (Kor) 21-14, 21-19
“Back home in Korea they say I am too innocent looking, so that is why I decided to wear this ear-ring and look a bit more aggressive looking. No, this was not given by my girlfriend or any other girl. I bought this on my own. Anyway, I will have to take it off soon when I go for my compulsory army training (in February). You cannot wear such things in the army.” – Park Sung Hwan (Korea) when asked about his ear-ring
“I woke up this morning with my body aching all over. I was prepared for a three-set final but it turned out to be an easy final. I have proved that the Putra Stadium is a happy hunting ground for me.” – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) after retaining his title
“If all goes to plan, I am expected to meet (Lee) Chong Wei in the quarter-finals in the Korea Open. Let’s see how things go but I hope I don’t play as badly as I did against him in the final here.” – Park Sung Hwan (Korea)
“I am told the weather in Korea is extremely cold now..-6 degrees celcius. I hope the weather will not spoil things for me there.” – Datuk Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
“Malaysia is very special to me. The Malaysian audience make me feel very at home. I just feel that everybody likes me. I have very fond memories of Malaysia after I won here last year and it is no different now.” – Tine Rasmussen (Denmark) after her 21-17, 15-21, 21-16 win over top seed and world number one Zhou Mi in the women’s final
“We were patient and knew we had to play a patient game to match the Koreans who are known for their speed and attacking game. Now we have faith in ourselves to look forward for more things to come for us after a disappointing 2008.” – Nova Widianto after partnering Liliyana Natsir to win the mixed doubles title
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei kissed the ground and pumped his fist several times in sheer delight at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil here yesterday.
World number one Chong Wei had continued to show his prowess on home ground, playing to the gallery to nail his fifth Malaysian Open title win a thumping 21-14, 21-13 win over South Korean Park Sung-hwan.
The victory in just 39 minutes was the easiest of the lot in his five home Open triumphs. The prize money of US$15,000 was an early ang pow cheer for the Chinese New Year.
“It is never easy to win at the Putra Stadium. The Malaysian players are said to be jinxed here,” said Chong Wei.
Giving thanks: Lee Chong Wei goes down on his knees to celebrate after clinching the winning point. He follows it up by kissing the ground. Then, he walks up to shake hands with Park Sung-hwan.
“And after winning the Malaysian Open for the second consecutive time in this stadium, I had to kiss the ground on which I stood. But the win was easier than I expected.
“I woke up this morning with pains all over the body. It has not been an easy week for me but I psyched myself up … I did not want to disappoint anyone today.
“It feels great to win the Malaysian Open for the fifth time. If my body is willing, I will be out to set a new record.”
The player who won the most number of eight Malaysian Open men’s singles titles was Wong Peng Soon.
The win for Chong Wei yesterday also showed that he was getting more comfortable with his status as the world number one. He also emerged as a convincing winner of the inaugural Super Series Masters Finals in Kota Kinabalu last month.
“There was so much burden on my shoulders after the Olympics in Beijing (where he won the silver).
“I had to handle the fame that came with the many awards that I received, including the Datukship,” he said.
“I think, that was why I struggled for half a year. It was not easy to shrug off the pressure. Now I feel more confident of myself. I guess, that was why I was so happy to have won the title today even though I had won it four times before.”
Chong Wei’s two main goals this year are to end his title drought in the All-England and to become the first Malaysian champion in the World Championships.
And he is aware that the stumbling block is China’s Lin Dan.
“There is no way out of this. I have to beat Lin Dan if I want to win these titles. I will work hard to achieve these,” he said.
Chong Wei dedicated the win to his coach, Misbun Sidek, who turned up against the doctor’s order to rest.
“He is recovering from lung infection but he still turned up to help me. I admire his dedication in coaching me. This win is certainly for him,” said Chong Wei,
Chong Wei’s next stop is the Korea Open next week and he has a wish: “I hope that I will not get sick there like last year. The temperature there is minus six … I don’t like cold weather.”
For the 25-year-old Sung-hwan, it was the second time that he lost to Chong Wei in the final after 2004.
“He was too good at the front of the net today and I just could do nothing about it,” said a dejected Sung-hwan.
“I may meet Chong Wei again in the quarter-finals of my home tournament next week and I will not play as I did today.”
Yonex Sunrise BWF World Super Series Masters Finals Results
KOTA KINABALU (DEC 21, 2008): Malaysia’s Datuk Lee Chong Wei finally lived up to his top billing when he won the men’s singles at the Yonex Sunrise BWF World Super Series Masters Finals at Likas Sports Complex today.
The world No.1, who entered the tournament with the dubious honour of never winning a tournament when he was the top seed, put an end to that hoodoo when he trounced Denmark’s Peter Gade 21-8, 21-16 in only 33 minutes.
It was a grand day for Malaysia as the ended the world richest badminton tournament with three titles as Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong and Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui won the men’s and women’s doubles respectively.
Chong Wei pocketed US$40,000 in prize money in the richest badminton tournament in the world that offered US$500,000 in cash prizes.
Today’s win was his second straight game win over the Dane in the tournament. He had beaten Gade 21-19, 21-17 in a Group A match earlier in the week.
The Dane paid fitting tribute to his conqueror and said: “At present, Chong Wei and Lin Dan (of China) are the two best players in the world and in a class of their own.”
Chong Wei said the final was surprisingly easy, especially the first game but the gritty Gade put up a stiffer resistance in the second game.
The match took only 33 minutes.
“I knew Peter would come back fighting in the second game after my easy win in the first. But I had prepared myself for a three-set game encounter but it did not materialise.
“I am extremely happy and it is very satisfying to win my first title as a world number one. Now that I have broken the jinx, I am looking with confidence for the new season.
“My target next year is the All England and the World championships. I will compete in the Malaysian Open next month but I will skip the Korean Open to give myself two months to prepare for the two important tournaments,” said Chong Wei.
“After the Olympics I did not train much but still played in several tournaments. I skipped the Hong Kong Open to prepare myself for the Super Series Finals.
Malaysia’s second title came when Kien Keat-Boon Heong finally won their first major of the year to end the 2008 season on a high.
The Malaysians, who have been through a bad spell following their meteoric rise last year, were clearly delighted to have beaten South Korea’s Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae 21-18, 21-14 in only 37 minutes.
“I’m extremely happy that we have finally won a major title this year. It has been frustrating but I think we are finally back on track and we can look forward to 2009 with great confidence,” said a relieved Kien Keat.
“I think one reason for our re-emergence as a top pair is that we trust each other and play more as a combination instead as individuals.
“We have also been very relaxed in this tournament. I have gone swimming, had walks on the beach and have just enjoyed playing without any pressure.
“Maybe that is the key for us to continue doing well, Taking it easy and not worrying about the results.”
Boon Heong echoed Kien Keat’s sentiments and also said he hopes this win will help them regain their status as the world’s top pair.
“We hope this win will help us next season as we are gunning for the world title. We have not had much training recently but we will make sure we get enough of court time if we are to do just as well next year.”
Malaysia’s third title came when Pei Tty-Eei Hui outclassed Indonesia’s Vita Marissa-Liliyana Natsir 21-15, 22-20 in 34 minutes.
“I am feeling very very tired but we are really happy to have ended the season on a high note. If China had been here we would still be ranked number one but the expectations would have been different.
It has been a very good year for us. We will try to maintain our performance and achievements,” said Pei Tty.
Eei Hui said: “I need to improve my physical fitness. I did not train much in the last two months after coming down with knee and ankle injuries.
“Overall we are more steady now compared to the start of the season. The Malaysian Open will be different as the Chinese and the Koreans will be there. It will be a good test for us.”
It was double heartbreak for Lilyana as she also lost the mixed doubles with Nova Widianto.
The Indonesians squandered four match points against Denmark’s Thomas Laybourn-Kamilla Rytter Juhl and lost 21-19, 18-21, 22-20 in 62 minutes.
“I was quite relaxed really. I didn’t feel any pressure as we had nothing to lose. We had given our best but I was determined to win the next point to regain the service as I was quite confident of getting a few more point to edge closer to the Indonesians.
“I noticed that Nova was a little nervous and I think it showed as he and Liliyana made several mistakes towards the end.”
Laybourn added: “To win five points in a row is quite amazing, especially at such a crucial stage. The crowd was fantastic as they supported both sets of players and I’m delighted we have captured the title.”
Hong Kong’s Zhou Mi gained revenge for her group loss to team mate Wang Chen (HKG 3) when she won the women’s singles finals of the Yonex Sunrise BWF World Super Series Masters Finals 21-14, 21-18 in only 32 minutes.
Zhou Mi took home US$40,000 for her win.
“The disappointment of not playing in the Olympics was there but I put that aside and looked to other tournaments as badminton is my first love,” said Zhou Mi.
“My love for badminton is second to none. It kept me going and played in other tournaments some of which I won. That was satisfying.
“I lost to Wang Chen in the group match but as I said earlier, I got adjusted to the local environment and my game improved. This was proven in my win in the final.
“My next tournament is the Malaysian Open but I am taking one tournament at a time. But I will be there.”
The world number one was the top seed and the crowd’s favourite right from day one of the tournament which got underway on Thursday.
Her top priority next year is the World Championships.
“I have never won the world title and I will go for it,” added Zhou Mi who said she has some nagging injuries but she would rather not reveal to the public.
Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia) bt Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (Mas) 22-20, 21-14
“Today we beat them (Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari) in straight games.
“Reaching the final is more than we expected here. Now it is the title, hopefully we can achieve that. If we do that it will be our first big title after winning the Macau Open which is a GP event.” – Koo Kien Keat
“It has been good going for us in the Super Series. We skipped only the Japan Open after the (Beijing) Olympics and competed in all other tournaments. It is very tiring but we have been having a good time here.” – Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia)
“We are on a winning streak and we want to try a little harder. We didn’t play well in the first two games but we were determined to try harder in the rubber game. We had a pretty good result against the Malaysian pair in China We all know each other very well and it all depends on our condition.” – Lee Yong Dae
“We have played each other four times, we have won two and lost but we just slightly ahead of them. It will be close tomorrow.” – Jung Jae Sung
“No excuses, they were simply too good today. We tried our best but they had the upperhand.” – Markis Kido
“The wind in the stadium affected us a little bit but the crowd was fantastic. It was just like playing in Indonesia where the crowd is fanatical. I will be back for the Malaysian Open. Our main focus next year is the All England as we have already won the Olympics and world titles.” – Hendrawan Setiawan
WOMEN DOUBLES SECOND SEMI-FINAL
Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui beat Ha Jung Eun-Kim Ming Jung 14-21, 21-19, 21-17 (53 minutes)
“We still haven’t played our best game as we are unable to read the wind direction. When trailing in the third set, we decided to be cautious, played safe shots and only attack when we had the opportunity.
“Tomorrow’s final will be tough. In our last meeting at the Japan Open, we beat the Indonesians. But they will not be easy opponents and we must be patient if we want to win.” – Wong Pei Tty
“Our performance today is better than yesterday. But I am still not satisfied and I hope tomorrow will be better.
“We didnt panic when we were trailing, but just focused on getting one point at a time. We are getting used to the crowd. They are giving us inspiration to push further in the match.” – Chin Eei Hui
Final Lineup / Play Sequence and Draw
Mixed Doubles:
Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir (INA) vs Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl (DEN)
Women’s Singles:
Zhou Mi (HKG) vs Wang Chen (HKG)
Men’s Single:
Lee Chong Wei (MAS) vs Peter Gade (DEN)
Men’s Doubles:
Koo Kien Kiet/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) vs Lee Yong Dae/Jung Jae Sung (KOR)
Women’s Doubles:
Wong Pei Tty/Chin Eei Hui (MAS) vs Liliyana Natsir/Vita Marissa (INA)
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Kota Kinabalu’s sprawling hub of sport and recreational activities, the Likas Sports Complex houses various sport diciplines, and is also a regular venue for large events, such as the annual Chinese New Year and Rahmadan open houses.
The sports complex, famous as the home for various of Sabah’s sporting associations including the football team, Sabah Rhinos, is in close proximity to the Sabah Trade Centre and a nearby driving range.
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World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei marged into the final in the China Open Shanghai 2008 to set up a repeat of the Olympics meet with world No. 2 Lin Dan. Malaysia’s top women’s doubles pair of Wong Pei Tty and Chin Eei Hui made it into their third straight finals.
Again… Lee Chong Wei lost to Super Dan…
From the start Lee Chong Wei showed a good performance and taking the lead… but in the end lost to Super Dan in just two straight games 21-18 21-9.
I just don’t understand why Lee Chong Wei don’t want to attack and just play the same way he played during the Olympic match with Lin Dan. Dato Lee Chong Wei just play skill with Lin Dan but I think his skill is still not match with Lin Dan and the speed sure lost to Super Dan, anyway keep it up Data Lee!
On the other hand, Malaysia Women Double lost to China too, but they did tried their best and gave a good fight, keep it up.
“Super Dan” blew world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei away in the final of the China Open after coming back three months since his Olympics victory. Chow How Ban reports from Shanghai, China.
Chong Wei, women’s pair fail to land China Open titles
Lin Dan reigns again
KUALA LUMPUR: It was double blow for Malaysia when world number one Lee Chong Wei and the women’s doubles pair of Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty failed in their bids to nail their first China Open title in Shanghai yesterday.
The top seeded Chong Wei failed to get the better of Olympic champion Lin Dan in their first meeting since the Beijing Games final last August. He crashed to a 18-21, 9-21 defeat in 39 minutes.
Still invincible: Lin Dan got the better of Lee Chong Wei again in the final of the China Open yesterday. The Beijing Olympic champion won 21-18, 21-9.
Eei Hui-Pei Tty also had high hopes of bagging their second Super Series win after their breakthrough victory in the Danish Open last month but failed to get their game going and lost 14-21, 19-21 to China’s Zhang Yawen-Zhao Tingting.
While Lin Dan had scored a more comprehensive win in their last meeting, Chong Wei did offer some resistance in the first game.
He led 4-1 and 11-9 but the second seeded Lin Dan caught up at 15-all and pulled away to take the first game.
Lin Dan took the second game easily to cap a perfect comeback to competition since his Olympic triumph three months ago. It was Lin Dan’s third China Open title after 2003 and 2004.
The defeat for Chong Wei was not much of a surprise as he had put up shaky performances en route to reaching the final.
He came back from a game down to beat Chinese junior Qiu Yanbo in the first round and was also taken to the distance by team-mate Wong Choong Hann and South Korean Park Sung-hwan in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.
On the other hand, Lin Dan came through a draw of a host of Chinese upstarts and had the luxury of saving his best performance for the final.
It is the fourth consecutive time Chong Wei had failed to win a tournament since he took the top spot in the world rankings.
He lost to Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia in the Japan Open final. Chong Wei also suffered two successive defeats by former Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat, also from Indonesia, in the final of the Macau Open and semi-final of the French Open.
As for Pei Tty-Eei Hui, their third successive Super Series final appearance did not bring them joy as Yawen-Tingting avenged their defeat by the Malaysians in the semi-finals of the French Open.
Despite this, doubles chief coach Rexy Mainaky was satisfied with their performance.
“They are playing consistently. They fought all the way in the second game and could have levelled the score at 19-all. But a dropshot from Eei Hui failed to clear the net,” said Rexy in a telephone interview from Shanghai yesterday.
All-England men’s doubles champions Lee Yong-dae-Jung Jae-sung, playing in their first tournament since suffering a shock first-round exit at the Beijing Olympics, came from behind to beat Danish pair Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen 17-21, 21-17, 21-13.
Yong-dae partnered Lee Hyo-jung to beat Chen Xu-Zhao Yunlei of China 21-16, 21-15 to add the mixed doubles title to his collection.
On the other hand congrats to Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong, they are able to retain Champion in Macau Open that they won at 2007. They should make a better pair and prove that they are not deserved to be splited.
Julia Wong lost to Zhou Mi
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Bernama) — Top Malaysian doubles pair Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong successfully defended their Macau Open title but world number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei stumbled against Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in the men’s singles final Sunday.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong, the top seeds in the tournament, crushed Fang Chieh Min/Lee Sheng Mu of Taiwan 21-16, 21-18 in just 31 minutes to end a 11-month drought of silverware.
The 2007 All England champions had last won a major title in October last year by lifting the Denmark Open.
For Chong Wei though, his jinx of failing to win titles when ranked world number one, continued since taking over the top spot from China’s Lin Dan after the Beijing Olympics, where he finished with a silver medal.
Chong Wei, whose first outing as World number one started with the Japan Open two weeks ago, however had ended in a defeat to Soni Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia and today incidentally lost to another Indonesian.
A vintage Taufik was in his element today to emerge with a 21-19, 21-15 win, to clinch his first major trophy in almost two years.
Ever since the demoralising defeat at the hands of Lin Dan in the Beijing Olympics final, Chong Wei’s confidence level seems to have suffered a great deal, especially at crucial moments.
On the other hand, Kien Keat-Boon Heong who had come under heavy criticism for their inept performances of late, displayed glimpses of the form that saw them shoot up to world number one in 2007.
The women’s singles final saw Zhou Mi of Hong Kong end Malaysian Julia Wong Pei Xian’s ‘giant-killing’ feat in the competition, with a 21-13, 21-19 win.
RESULTS: ALL FINALS (Malaysian unless stated):
MEN’s SINGLES:
Taufik Hidayat (INA) bt Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21-19, 21-15
MEN’s DOUBLES:
Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong bt Fang Chieh Min/Lee Sheng Mu (TPE) 21-16, 21-18
Macau Open Badminton Championships has already been organizing since 2006. This World Grand Prix event is sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which carries a total prize money of US$120,000.
This is a world class event where all the world’s top and finest players augurs well for the development of the sport of badminton in Macau, which is also a milestone in BWF to make badminton the fastest racquet sport in the world.
Hosting such large-scale badminton event not only could bring the local community opportunity to watch top level competitors but also to boost the sports and tourism industry which Macau Government strongly supports.
The vision of Badminton Federation of Macau (BFM) is to continuously make this championship an annually held gala to further promote badminton to be the core sport of the local community and to put Macau’s badminton in the eyes of the world.
Men’s Single
Taufik HIDAYAT, Indonesia vs Kuan Beng Hong, Malaysia – Taufik won, 21-11 || 21-12
Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia vs Alamsyah YUNUS, Indonesia – Lee Chong Wei won, 21-13 || 21-14
Men’s Double
Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong, Malaysia vs Fernando KURNIAWAN & Lingga LIE, Indonesia – Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong won, 21-14 || 25-23
Chieh Min FANG & Sheng Mu LEE, Taipei vs Chan Chong Ming & Chew Choon Eng, Malaysia – Chieh Min FANG & Sheng Mu LEE won, 21-18 || 14-21 || 21-11
Too bad Chan Chong Ming & Chew Choon Eng from Malaysia lost if not we are expecting all Malaysian Final in MACAU GRAND PRIX GOLD 2008!
Women’s Single
Julia Wong Pei Xian vs Pui Yin YIP, Hong Kong – Julia won, 17-21 || 23-21 || 21-17
Women’s Double
Jin MA & Xiaoli WANG, China vs Ng Hui Lin & Woon Khe Wei, Malaysia – Jin MA & Xiaoli WANG won, 21-12 || 21-12
MACAU GRAND PRIX GOLD 2008 Finals
2.00pm, 4th October 2008
Lee Chong Wei left a message at his own blog, hopefully Datuk Lee can beat Taufik again.
I depart for tournaments again – Japan, China & Macao.
Previous encounter Lee Chong Wei vs Taufik Hidayat
Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia (R) shows off his victory plate beside silver medalist Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia (L) after their men’s singles final match in the Japan Open badminton tournament in Tokyo, 16 September 2007. Fourth-seeded Lee beat Hidayat 22-20, 19-21, 21-19
2.Followed by Women’s Single
Mi ZHOU [Hong Kong] vs Julia Wong Pei Xian [Malaysia]
3. Followed by Men’s Double
Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong [Malaysia] vs Chieh Min FANG & Sheng Mu LEE [Taipei]
4. Followed by Women’s Double
Jin MA & Xiaoli WANG [China] vs Shu CHENG & Yunlei ZHAO [China]
5. Followed by Men’s Single
Lee Chong Wei [Malaysia], vs Taufik HIDAYAT [Indonesia]
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Wow. Lee Chong Wei, Silver Medalist for Badminton Olympic, getting award tonight, he would be presented with a cheque for RM300,000 and a monthly pension of RM3,000 and now getting Datukship. Congrats Datuk Lee Chong Wei. He’s gonna be rich by playing badminton man. So who want to start play badminton now? Come join me!
From left: Misbun Sidek and Lee Chong Wei meet with Najib Razak at Parliament House today. — Bernama pic
Chong Wei to receive Olympic reward tonight
KUALA LUMPUR: The appearance of Malaysian badminton star Lee Chong Wei caused some excitement at Parliament House yesterday.
Lee paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Malaysian pride: Abdullah proudly looking at the Olympic silver medal won by Lee at his Parliament office. Looking on is Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ismail Sabry Yaacob. Lee met with the Prime Minister for 15 minutes Tuesday together with other members of the badminton team.
Najib told Lee that a special ceremony would be held at Lee’s home state in Penang tonight, in which he would be presented with a cheque for RM300,000 and a monthly pension of RM3,000 – for winning the nation a silver at the Beijing Olympics.
Asked what he would do with the money, Lee told reporters that he might buy a house and live there with his parents.
When teased that he could use the cash to get married, Lee coyly replied: “No, I’m still too young for that.”
GEORGE TOWN: Penang will award a Datukship to badminton singles player Lee Chong Wei, 26, who won the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas would confer the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), which carries the title Datuk, on Lee on Aug 30.
“The state will award the DSPN to Penang’s first Olympic silver medallist, Bukit Mertajam home-grown talent Lee Chong Wei,” Lim told a press conference Wednesday.
He said Chong Wei had done not only Penang but also Malaysia proud with his achievement.
“Even though Malaysians were disappointed that he failed to win the gold medal, we are proud at his singular achievement which has brought joy to both state and country.
“The state government hopes that this recognition will spur him on to break more records and achieve greater success to win greater glory for both Penang and Malaysia,” said Lim.
He said the DSPN was instituted in 1976 and limited to 800 living persons, and is conferred on individuals of high position who have contributed unique and valuable services to the state.
Chong Wei was not at the morning press conference as he is only scheduled to arrive from Kuala Lumpur in the evening while Lim has to fly off to Kuala Lumpur for his live debate later Wednesday night.
Also at the press conference were state Youth and Sports, Women, Family and Community Development Committee chairman Lydia Ong Kok Fooi and Chong Wei’s eldest brother Chong Hoon, who contacted the badminton player on his mobile phone and placed it on loudspeaker mode.
Chong Wei said he was very happy and did not at all expect to get a Datukship for being a silver medallist.
“I thought that maybe, if I win the gold medal, I might be given Datukship. But no, I never expected it for the silver and was very surprised,” he said.
Chong Wei said he thought Chong Hoon was joking when he called him on Tuesday evening with the news.
“My thanks to the Penang state for fully supporting me,” he added.
Chong Hoon, 33, said he was proud of his brother and happy for him.
Lee Chong Wei Lost To Lin Dan again! Sigh. Was very disappointed. From the start, Lee Chong Wei already showed that he was over power by China Lin Dan and the China crowd. Always shouting “Lin Dan Jia You – 林丹加油”… I think Lee Chong Wei wanted to hear Malaysia Boleh but … Lee Chong Wei too nervous and stressed out. Nothing that we could do, Lee Chong Wei only managed to win silver medal in the badminton men’s singles after losing in the final to China’s Lin Dan 12-21, 8-2.
He could not keep his steps and skills and was over power and fully in control by Lin Dan. He could not break Lin Dan speed and skills. Work harder Mr. Lee.
Anyway still proud and congrats to Lee Chong Wei. RM300,000.00 in his pocket d. All the best and keep your training and trash Lin Dan in the next meet. Go LCW!
Silver medal for Chong Wei
BEIJING: Lee Chong Wei won the silver medal in the badminton men’s singles after losing in the final to China’s Lin Dan 12-21, 8-21.
The world No 2 lost in two straight sets, faltering to Lin Dan, who remains the top men’s singles shuttler in the world.
In previous clashes between the two, Lin Dan had won nine times while Chong Wei had won five times.
The last time a Malaysian shuttler won a medal at the Olympics was in Atlanta in 1996 when Rashid Sidek took the bronze in the men’s singles and Cheah Soon Kit-Yap Kim Hock won the silver for the men’s doubles.
Rashid’s brothers Razif and Jailani won Malaysia’s first Olympic medal in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992 when they won a bronze in the men’s doubles.
Chong Wei got to the final by beating South Korean Lee Hyun-il, 21-18, 13-21, 21-13, while Lin Dan defeated fellow countryman Chen Jin in the semi-final, 21-12 , 21-18.
Despite failing to get the gold medal, Chong Wei is set to obtain RM300,000 from the Government for winning the silver medal. The Government had promised RM1mil as an incentive to any athlete who returns with an Olympic gold medal; RM300,000 for silver and RM100,000 for bronze.
Chong Wei offers no excuse after tame loss to Lin Dan
The expectations of the whole nation to bring back Malaysia’s first-ever Olympic gold medal proved to be too heavy a burden for Lee Chong Wei.
He failed to bring out his best and blew the chance to win the RM1mil reward for gold – suffering a 12-21, 8-21 thrashing by top seed Lin Dan of China in the men’s singles final at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium last night.
Chong Wei was erratic on court. He made half-court returns and the strong net-play performance he showed in earlier rounds was missing from his game.
Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei striking a pensive mood with the silver medal around his neck after the men’s single badminton final against Lin Dan of China. – Kamarul Ariffin/The Star
Lin Dan pulled away from 8-3 to 16-8 and wrapped up the first game in 20 minutes. The two-time world champion’s confidence grew as he took control in the second game and was already up 8-0 before Chong Wei picked up his first point.
The slouched shoulders and grim look were telling as Chong Wei eventually conceded defeat in 19 minutes.
Despite the tame loss, Chong Wei will receive RM300,000 from the government for securing the silver medal. He will also enjoy a reward of RM3,000 monthly under the Olympic incentive scheme and it will take effect from next month.
The Olympic silver medal from Chong Wei is still the first for Malaysia in 12 years.
The pressure was on Lin Dan to ensure China match their three-gold haul from the 2004 Athens Games.
And he let out a giant scream of delight after securing the winning point while Chong Wei was left pondering on what might have been.
“I tried to follow his speed at the start but he was in total control. My heart wanted to take him on but I just could not bring it out,” said the second seeded Malaysian.
On what coach Misbun Sidek told him before the start of the second game, Chong Wei said: “He told me to play a faster game but I could not follow. But there’s no excuse for losing. This is my worst defeat by him.”
On whether he would still aim to play in the 2012 London Olympics, Chong Wei said: “I will have to wait and see first after the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.”
Lin Dan, who became the first men’s singles player to win the Olympic title as the top seed, said he had sleepless nights thinking about delivering the gold for China.
“I concentrated hard on trying to play a stable game each time. I am glad I was able to do it here,” he said.
Although Chong Wei lost, Badminton Association of Malaysia president Datuk Mohd Nadzmi Salleh hoped that his success to make the final would inspire younger players.
“Although he did not win, I am happy that Chong Wei has made it to such a level. We will try again in London Olympics in four years’ time but the important thing is we have to start planning now. We have to bring in our juniors into the national set-up,” he said.
(BEIJING, August 17) — Men’s Singles World No. 1 Lin Dan of China thrashed Malaysia’s World No. 2 Lee Chong-wei 21-12, 21-8 to win the gold in the Beijing Olympic Badminton tournament on Sunday, August 17.
The anticipated heart-pounding dream final turned out to be a frustrating exit for Lee, who was bidding for Malaysia’s first Olympic gold.
“I suffered a lot of pressure tonight but I do not want to use it as an excuse for my defeat,” he said.
Maybe it was the pressure that made a normally sharp Lee lose his edge on court and essentially provide no match for Super Dan’s quickly-adapted strategies and crosscourt smashes.
In the first game Lin raced into a 7-1 lead. Eager to close the gap, Lee made too many unforced errors, enabling the World No. 1 to stretch his winning margin to 16-8 before closing out the game 21-12.
Lin continued to attack Lee in the second game, opening up an 8-0 lead and forcing his opponent to chase shuttles to all four corners of the court before killing rallies off with his smash. As the game progressed, Lee simply had no answers to Lin’s speed and the Chinese left-hander closed out the match in just 41 minutes.
“I have tried my best but Lin Dan played perfectly tonight,” said Malaysian sport icon Lee. “I couldn’t match his shuttle speed. He was much stronger than me and controlled the whole match.”
“At the end of the match it is not who is playing at a higher level, it is all about who is mentally stronger,” Lee commented on his loss.
“I felt a lot of pressure playing in front of my home crowd,” said an exhilarated Lin. “I thought it would be difficult to play the match and the pressure of the crowd might even be to my disadvantage, but I played well.
It’s gonna be an interesting match between Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan. It’s gonna be war between them. Will Lee Chong Wei able to take down Lin Dan and get home with RM1 Million?
I really hope Lee Chong Wei able to make it despite all the stress and under pressure by all the China supporters?
Lin Dan is famous for his powerful smash and Lee Chong Wei is famous for this skills. Lin Dan is world number where else Lee Chong Wei is world number two. So it will be World No.1 vs World No.2! It’s going to be a tight match.
Lin Dan vs Chen Jin in semi and Lee Chong Wei vs Lee Hyunil in semi. Lee Chong Wei was exhausted in this match because he played for 3 matches and Lin Dan just play for two matches. Lin Dan won easily because his opponent is from China too. Will it be also another fake incident where Chen Jin was instructed by their coach? So that Lin Dan can preserve his strength and power to fight against Lee Chong Wei. Is this sportsmanship and fairness?
Chong Wei sets up title clash against Lin Dan
LEE Chong Wei made history when he became the first Malaysian badminton singles player to reach an Olympic final at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium last night.
The 26-year-old made sure Malaysia will return home with at least a silver medal after barren outings at the last two Olympics by battling past South Korean Lee Hyun-il 21-18, 13-21, 21-13 in the semi-finals.
Chong Wei has now bettered Rashid Sidek’s bronze medal achievement at the Atlanta Games in 1996.
Victory leap Lee Chong Wei jumping towards his coach Misbun Sidek after beating South Korea’s Lee Hyun-il in the Beijing Olympics badminton men’s singles semi-final to assure himself of at least a silver medal in the Games.
The men’s doubles pair of Cheah Soon Kit-Yap Kim Hock also delivered a silver medal for Malaysia that year but tomorrow, Chong Wei has a chance to go one step better when he takes on top seed Lin Dan of China, who beat compatriot Chen Jin 21-12, 21-18.
But that mouth-watering finale almost didn’t happened as Hyun-il gave the Malaysian some anxious moments.
Chong Wei gained early control but Hyun-il caught up to 18-20.
But the Malaysian earned victory when his rival lobbed the shuttle wide.
Hyun-il, winner of the Korean and German Opens this year, turned on the power in the second game when he won 11 points in a row to eventually force the match into the rubber game.
In the decided, Chong Wei led 8-1 before the tenacious Korean clawed his way back to 11-15.
But Chong Wei, spurred on by shouts of Malaysia Boleh from the pockets of Malaysian supporters, regained the big lead again.
At 19-11, Chong Wei knew he was on the brink of a famous and historic win.
And when he did get the winning point, Chong Wei collapsed to the ground in sheer joy and relief.
He then got up, ran over and jumped onto his coach Misbun Sidek’s arms.
“The huge pressure is off me! I have made sure of winning at least an Olympic medal. I dedicate this to my coach, who gave everything to prepare me for these Games,” said Chong Wei, who only reached the second round in his Olympic debut in Athens four years ago.
“I knew Hyun-il would not be an easy opponent because he has beaten the top players before. But I pulled it off.”
On losing second game, Chong Wei said he just could not keep up with his opponent.
“He played at a very fast pace and I could not follow him. I made mistakes and I just prepared myself for the final game,” said Chong Wei, who now has a shot at the RM1mil incentive that has been promised by the government for any athlete who returns with an Olympic gold medal.
But more than that, it is his chance to gain Malaysian sporting immortality and bag what many athletes can only dream of.
The partisan crowd will be on Lin Dan’s side tomorrow but one thing is for sure, Malaysians can expect Chong Wei to go all out to bring home Malaysia’s first Olympic gold medal.
Lee Chong Wei (Simplified Chinese: 李宗伟) (born October 21, 1982) is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. He was born in Parit Buntar, Perak and later moved to Bukit Mertajam, Penang. He received his early education at Jit Sin Primary School (B) and continued his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Berapit. He was admitted to Bukit Jalil Sports School then to complete his Form 4 and Form 5 studies.
Wong Mew Choo, a Malaysian badminton player, is his girlfriend.
Lee Chong Wei’s Interview and History
Lin Dan (simplified Chinese: 林丹; pinyin: Lin Dan) (born October 14, 1983) is a men’s singles badminton player from Fujian, the People’s Republic of China. Lin is currently the most dominant singles player on the world stage. He has been ranked number one in the world almost continuously since 2004, winning many of the world’s top tournaments. In October 2006, Lin Dan regained his ranking as #1 in the world, after a short period of being ranked behind Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.
Lin Dan’s Interview and History
Pervious encounter between Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan
Malaysia – Lee Chong Wei vs China – Lin Dan in Beijing Olympic Badminton Final, 8:48pm, 17th August, Sunday
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Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) bt Lee Hyunil (Korea). Lee Chong Wei won in Men’s Singles Semifinal 2!
Malaysia Lee Chong Wei did it again! Malaysia Boleh!
Lee Chong Wei hugging coach Misbun Sidek
Lee Hyunil improvement very fast, he got the skill and tactics but Lee Chong Wei is even better! Haha. Congrats Lee Chong Wei, revenge for your girl friend, Wong Mew Choo.
Lee Chong Wei, 26-year-old Penangite, now stands to pocket at least RM300,000 as an incentive from the Govvernment. Wow RM 300,000.00! That’s a lot. If he win the gold medal, he will be millionaire! RM1,000,000.00 Wow! RM1Mil is not easy to get. Lee Chong Wei become instant millionaire! I think I work for whole life till 60 years old still cannot get this amount! Everyone in Malaysia is talking about it, get motivated LCW, go for the RM1m.
BEIJING: Lee Chong Wei has secured at least a silver medal for Malaysia in the Beijing Olympics.
The national one shuttler and second seed for the men’s singles event for the Beijing Olympics defeated South Korean Lee Hyun-il 21-18, 13-21, 21-13 in the semi-finals Friday at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Friday.
By booking his place in the final, which will be played on Sunday, the 26-year-old Penangite now stands to pocket at least RM300,000 as an incentive from the Govvernment.
If he goes on and manages to win Malaysia’s first ever Olympic gold, Chong Wei will pocket a whopping RM1mil.
Before the last four clash here, the record between the two players was even for this year.
Chong Wei beat Lee in the Malaysian Open final in three games.
When they next clashed in the Korean Open, Lee whipped Chong Wei in the second round and went on to beat Lin Dan in a three-game thriller for the title.
Chong Wei is the only Malaysian shuttler still in the fray in Bejing. The other Malaysians all failed to shine here.
Veterans Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah lost in the men’s doubles first round to second ranked Koreans Lee Jae-jin-Hwang Ji-man.
Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong lost in the last eight to Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia.
Wong Mew Choo lost in the quater-finals of the women’s singles event 7-21, 27-29 China’s Lu Lan.
Wong Choon Hann lost to Taiwan’s Hsieh Yu-hsing 17-21,18-21 in the third round.
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