Chong Wei stamps its mark to establish the last meeting with nemesis Lin Dan

Chong Wei francobolli impronta sua su di creare nemesi incontro a Final Lin Dan

Petaling Jaya: No. 1 Lee Chong Wei estampillés mondial de sa marque à nouveau d'une confrontation tant attendue établi avec la Chine dans le Lin Dan All-England badminton Championnats de Birmingham.

Yesterday, defending champion Chong Wei has been a fantastic network control and a good defense to win the grit Chen Long, also of China, 21-17, 21-13, and 46 minutes.

Giorni prima, due volte Campione del Mondo Junior Long Chen has impressing register a 21-12, 21-12 Vincere rispetto al 1999 All-Inghilterra Peter Gade-Christensen campione nel corso degli ultimi otto.

And the skinny shuttle continued its aggressive style of play against Chong Wei, but was not strong enough to break the defense of Malaysia.


Chong Wei was in control right from the start and, despite a wave of wind Chen Long, Malaysia has maintained his composure to reach his third final in a row - to the delight of the fans in the arena of Malaysia.


On Friday, Chong Wei had bulldozed past Boonsak Ponsana 21-15, 21-7 in just 30 minutes to send a clear signal of his intention to defend the title in Birmingham.

National coach Rashid Sidek hoped that Chong Wei would take his chances well against Lin Dan today.

“This is a good time for Chong Wei to get the better of Lin Dan. This is a big stage and to beat Lin Dan here will be a great achievement,” said Rashid in a telephone interview.

“Chong Wei has been impressive here. It is not easy to reach the final of the All-England for three years in a row. He has an equal chance of winning and I hope he will be able to accomplish his mission here.”

Like Chong Wei, his nemesis Lin Dan has been equally impressive en route to the final.

Yesterday, three-time world champion Lin Dan checked into the final with a 21-9, 16-21, 21-11 win over a gritty Marc Zwiebler in the semi-final.

Lin Dan, who brushed aside Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam 21-17, 21-11 in the quarter-finals on Friday, will have an extra motivation to get the better of Chong Wei today.

If he wins, he will become the first player of this era to win five All-England titles.

For the record, Lin Dan has won 18 out of the 24 encounters against Chong Wei, with his latest win coming at the richest badminton tournament in South Korea in January .