Indonesia Open 2013: Lee Chong Wei wraps up Men’s Singles title in style – Badminton news
Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei, the best player in the world from Malaysia, proved his superior class in the arena and easily wrapped up Men’s Singles title at Djarum Indonesia Open 2013, which ended in Jakarta, on Sunday, June 16.
In the final encounter of this Premier Super Series tournament, the top seeded Chong Wei registered a comprehensive victory over Germany’s Marc Zwiebler by taking just 39 minutes.
Chong Wei was quite calm and relaxed on court and he played his complete game to outshine his un-seeded challenger in a convincing manner. He finished this title match in straight sets with a convincing 21-15 and 21-14 score on the board.
Meanwhile, the lower ranked Marc Zwiebler could not extend his giant killing run against the world’s best shuttler. He lost the final battle without winning any set but left the court with respect for putting up spectacular show throughout the tournament.
From the starting points of final encounter, Chong Wei played with precision and controlled the pace of rallies. He was quick in taking the shuttlecock and employed his powerful smashes coupled with deceptive fast drops shots that put his challenger in trouble.
Chong Wei’s positive and planned play enabled him to dictate the affairs of the game and he easily set up a reasonable lead until the one-minute break.
After the interval, the World Number One Malaysian man continued his power play without leaving any room for his German opponent. He was comfortable in the arena and easily took the first game with a good margin of 21-15.
In the following set, Zwiebler game a good fight in starting points but he was lacking the finishing touch and also failed to shake the superb defence of his Malaysian rival.
Meanwhile, Chong Wei progressed with a wonderful pace on the score board and remained in command until the end of opening half.
After the break, the impressive Chong Wei stretched his lead by dominating the pace from all corners of the court and bagged the game with a remarkable margin of 21-14 and emerged as the title winner in style.
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