Lee Chong Wei will not take juniors lightly in Selangor Open and All England Championships
The Malaysian badminton maestro World Number 1 Lee Chong Wei is set to unleash his premium skills in Selangor Open and All England Championships and is determined not to take juniors lightly in the opening matches of both events.
Despite of his significant supremacy over his rivals, he vowed to invade with full force to seal his victory in both events.
Chong Wei is currently busy in showing his class in a home event the Selangor Open, where he is participating in just mixed doubles category. He was courteous enough to not compete in the singles category just to give young shuttlers a chance to rise from
the dust.
The Malaysian badminton ace is scheduled to play in All-England from March 6-11 where he will be striving hard to ensure his hat-trick of titles at All England.
Chong Wei has been blessed with a dream draw as he faces easy opponents in opening matches and most of the top ranked players like China’s Lin Dan, Chen Jin and Chen Long are in the second round of All-England.
However, he is not at ease and fully aware of the challenge created by the young opponents.
Chong Wei admitted, “The rise of junior players such as Wang Zhengming of China will pose a threat to me.”
The national squad is expected to reach National Indoor Arena, Birmingham on March 3, three days before the battle starts.
Meanwhile, Chong Wei is on his course to defend his unbeaten record at national level and yesterday the mix doubles duo Chong Wei-Vivian Hoo nailed their opponents Hafiz Hashim-Ho Bee Ling in just 27 minutes with 21-15 and 21-9 score on the board.
After winning the match Chong Wei said, “It won’t be easy keeping my unbeaten record in the local circuit here. I enjoyed it. It’s a good mix for me. I’m able to train in the morning for the All-England and, in the afternoon, still show my support for the
local circuit.”
The new guess game has started in Malaysian badminton circles that Chong Wei is planning to contest in mix doubles category also in London Olympics and this Selangor Open is a test case for him to foresight his scope in this category.
Tags: