Chong Wei and Sung-hwan notch easy wins to set up third round clash
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WORLD No. 1 men’s singles shuttler Lee Chong Wei and South Korean Park Sung-hwan won their second round World Badminton Championships matches in double quick time at the Wembley Arena yesterday.
And they will now lock horns in the third round today.
Yesterday, top seed Chong Wei displayed more urgency in his game to blow away Ville Lang of Finland 21-10, 21-11 in 20 minutes.
Korean No. 1 Sung-hwan was equally impressive, staying on court just a minute longer en route to demolishing compatriot Shon Wan-ho 21-14, 21-10.
On the march: Top seed Lee Chong Wei in action against Finland’s Ville Lang at the World Badminton Championships in Wembley Arena yesterday. The world No. 1 won 21-10, 21-11 and will face South Korea’s Park Sung-hwan in the third round. — By KAMARUL ARIFFIN / The Star
But then that could be because his younger compatriot did not push too hard.
While top seed Chong Wei walked out of the court in an upbeat mood, the Korean preferred to sit quietly in his own corner at the warming down area.
“Yes, Sung-hwan will be a tough nut to crack tomorrow. He is a player who rises to the occasion in major events ... but I am not going to worry about that for now,” said Chong Wei.
Last year, Sung-hwan pulled off the biggest shock of all when he dumped three-time world champion Lin Dan of China in the quarter-finals in Paris.
Down but not out: China’s Du Pengyu was made to slog by Singapore’s Chen Yong before prevailing 21-10, 16-21, 21-12 in the first round of the World Badminton Championships at the Wembley Arena in London on Tuesday.
“I had a good workout today. I was playing against a weaker opponent and I went all out to test all my shots. I am quite happy as I certainly played better than my opening match (against Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk),” said Chong Wei.
“I will go into the match tomorrow focused on beating Sung-hwan.
“He is quite good in counter attacks. I beat him at the Sudirman Cup (in May) and I am confident I can do it again ... but I won’t under-estimate him.”
It was also a great day for Peter-Gade Christensen of Denmark when he charged into the third round with a resounding 21-5, 21-9 win over Stanislav Pukhov of Russia.
Going strong: South Korea’s veteran singles player Lee Hyun-il is expected to take on China’s Lin Dan in the third round today.
He will take on Indonesia’s Simon Santoso for a place in the quarter-finals.
“It was a good quick win for me as I had hoped for. My next match will not be easy.
“I will be counting on the ‘home’ support to go through to the next round,” said the Dane.
Like Chong Wei, the Dane too is hoping to win his first world title at Wembley.
Results
Men’s singles
First round: Du Pengyu (Chn) bt Chen Yong (Sin) 21-10, 16-21, 21-12; P. Kashyap (Ind) bt Dieter Domke (Ger) 21-13, 23-25, 21-11; Stanislav Pukhov (Rus) bt Kaveh Mehrabi (Irn) 21-18, 21-12; Sho Sasaki (Jpn) bt Brice Leverdez (Fra) 19-21, 21-12, 21-11; Simon Santoso (Ina) bt Pedro Martins (Por) 21-10, 21-14; Eetu Heino (Fin) bt David Snider (Can) 21-16, 21-19.
Second round: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Ville Lang (Fin) 21-10, 21-11; Kevin Cordon (Gut) bt Henri Hurskainen (Swe) 21-19, 21-17; Park Sung-hwan (Kor) bt Shon Wan-ho (Kor) 21-14, 21-10; Peter-Gade Christensen (Den) bt Stanislav Pukhov (Rus) 21-5, 21-9; Pablo Abian (Spa) bt Marc Zwiebler (Ger) 21-7, 7-21, 24-22; Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (Den) bt Mathieu Lo Ying Ping (Fra) 21-8, 21-14; Chen Jin (Chn) bt Dicky Palyama (Ned) 21-13, 21-17; Ajay Jayaram (Ind) bt Vladimir Ivanov (Rus) 21-19, 21-17; Nguyen Tien Minh (Vie) bt P. Kashyap (Ind) 24-22, 17-21, 22-20; Simon Santoso (Ina) bt Dmytro Zavadsky (Ukr) 21-19, 21-8; Sho Sasaki (Jpn) bt Tony Penty (Eng) 21-13, 21-13; Lee Hyun-il (Kor) bt Eetu Heino (Fin) 21-10, 21-7; Lin Dan (Chn) bt Scott Evans (Irl) 21-15, 21-16; Boonsak Ponsana (Tha) bt Wong Choong Hann (Mas) 21-13, 21-18.
Men’s doubles
Second round: Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) bt Liu Xiaolong-Qui Zihan (Chn) 21-6, 20-22, 21-15; Chai Biao-Guo Zhengdong (Chn) bt Sam Magee-Tony Stephenson (Irl) 21-11, 21-10;
Lee Yong-dae-Jung Jae-sung (Kor) bt Anthony Clark-Chris Langridge (Eng) 21-10, 21-16; Mads Conrad-Petersen-Jonas Rasmussen (Den) bt Dorian Lance James-Willem Viljoen (Rsa) 21-10, 21-7; Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng (Chn) bt Vladimir Ivanov-Ivan Sozonov (Rus) 21-12, 14-21, 21-12; Hiroyuki Endo-Kenichi Hayakawa (Jpn) bt Ross Smith-Glenn Warfe (Aus) 21-9, 21-11; Chen Hung-ling-Lin Yu-lang (Tpe) bt Ingo Kindervater-Johannes Schoettler (Ger) 21-19, 18-21, 21-16; Cho Gun-woo-Kwon Yi-goo (Kor) bt Vitalij Durkin-Alexandr Nikolaenko (Rus) 21-10, 21-16; Mohd Ahsan-Bona Septano (Ina) bt Baptiste Careme-Sylvain Grosjean (Fra) 21-15, 21-17.
*Matches involving Malaysians in other events
Women’s doubles
Second round: Matsutomo Misaki-Ayaka Takahashi (Jpn) bt Ng Hui Lin-Ng Hui Ern 21-10, 21-11; Mizuki Fujii-Reika Kakiiwa (Jpn) bt Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty 21-16, 22-24, 22-20.
Mixed doubles
First round: Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying bt Nathan Robertson-Jenny Wallwork (Eng) 21-19, 21-19.
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