100 percent Lee marches into badminton men's singles semifinal
14/8/2008 17:49
No. 2 seed in men's singles, Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia checked into the
semifinals at the Beijing Olympics today, crushing his "bogeyman" Sony Dwi
Kuncoro from Indonesia 21-9, 21-11.
It was a surprisingly easy win for the
world second-ranked Lee who was downed by the Athens bronze medalist in the
third round at the 2007 World Championships on home soil.
"Today I performed
100 percent," said Lee, regarded as the biggest threat to Chinese men's singles
players. "Sony was a little bit nervous, while I took control of myself on the
court."
Admitting that it was hard to play under pressure at the Olympics,
Sony congratulated Lee for his better form.
"I try my best, but he is just
better. I had my chances, but he had all the answers," said the 24-year-old
Indonesian. "There was just something missing from my game today."
In the
semifinal, Lee is to meet No. 3 seed Bao Chunlai from China or world No. 10 Lee
Hyun Il from South Korea.
"It will be very tough, but I will try my best to
reach the final," said the Malaysian hopeful.
Xinhua
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