First WBC final for Chong Wei

LONDON: World No. 1 Datuk Lee Chong Wei qualifies for his first ever World Badminton Championship final by defeating China's Chen Jin 21-13 21-9 at the Wembley Arena Saturday.

He took 44 minutes to subdue the No. 6 ranked Chen Jin.

The win saw Chong Wei moving into his first final since 2005. He will meet the winner of Lin Dan-Peter Gade match (starting at 3am Malaysian time) in a bid to win the elusive title.

Chong Wei, who started the match on a cautious note, moved into top gear as the match progressed and gave Chen Jin little or no room to dictate the pace or rhythm.

Using his exquisite net play and powerful cross court smashes to good effect, Chong Wei seemed to cast a spell on Chen Jin which the latter found difficult to overcome.

At times Chong Wei sent Chen Jin sprawling from one end of court to the other, trying to retrieve some unbelievable shots.

Chen Jin who had beaten Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in the final at the last World Championships in Paris, looked shocked by Chong Wei's exuberance.

Veteran Wong Choong Hann was the only other Malaysian to have qualified for the World Championships final in 2003. BERNAMA.

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