Chong Wei confident of winning world meet this time around
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PETALING JAYA: World No. 1 shuttler Lee Chong Wei believes that this year will be the best chance for him to win the World Championships which begin in London from Aug 8-14.
Chong Wei was the top seed in 2009 and last year’s championships but failed to make it past the quarter-finals. He also crashed out in the third round in the 2007 edition in Kuala Lumpur.
Chong Wei’s form throughout this year has been consistently good, winning six out seven tournaments he has participated in while rival China’s Lin Dan has been far from impressive.
The 29-year-old Chong Wei is confident that he will be able put past nightmares behind him for good in this year’s championships.
Only for you: Lee Chong Wei (right) exchanging caps with KDU University College executive chairman Datuk Teo Chiang Quan after being named as the KDU Education Group’s brand ambassador.
“The year has been a good year for me. Hopefully I will be able to forget my past experiences at the World Championships and focus fully on the challenge this time around,” he said.
“There is a lot of pressure, including from BAM, for me to win but I’ve learned from my past failures and I will be going all out to win.”
“I’ve also had a better preparation, with six weeks to prepare for it. Together with the training stint in Bath next week, it will really help me a lot,” said Chong Wei.
The national squad will leave for Bath University on July 27 for a centralised training stint before the tournament begins.
On his back injury. Chong Wei said: “I haven’t fully recovered yet. I am still receiving treatment from the National Sports Institute (NSI).
“I first felt the pain before the Indonesian Open last month. It became serious during the tournament. But I did not withdraw because it was the last warm-up tournament before the World Championships.
“I then decided to play in the Kedah Open last week for the sake of the junior players and the fans.
“Currently I am able to do light training without over-exerting myself. I think I will be able to recover in time.”
Meanwhile, Chong Wei signed a two-year deal yesterday with the KDU Education Group to be the brand ambassador for the group.
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