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Badminton / World Championships: Awesome Chong Wei Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:11 PM PDT 2011/08/11 Vijesh Rai rai@nst.com.my LEE CHONG WEI FINLAND'S Ville Lang couldn't contain his excitement after beating Indonesia's Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka in the first round of the World Championships on Monday as it secured him a meeting with World No 1 Lee Chong Wei. It was an experience that Lang could only savour for 29 minutes as Chong Wei was in inspired form and sauntered to a 21-10, 21-11 win at London's Wembley Arena. Up next is an old foe in Park Sung Hwan but with Chong Wei displaying great form yesterday, it will take a massive effort from the South Korean to deny the Malaysian a place in the quarter-finals. "I played much better today (yesterday) compared to the first round. I had a better feel on the conditions and just concentrated on producing my best," said Chong Wei. Lang had played above expectations in the first round and with nothing to lose, was expected to throw everything at Chong Wei in a bid to make a name for himself. But other than a slight wobble in the second game, Chong Wei was always on top and made full use of the tie to try out his tactics, "The shuttles here are very slow and I had to make sure that I got my timing right. Lang tried but I am glad that I was able to vary my tactics to score the win." Sung Hwan will be a different challenge as not only is he a dangerous player, he has made it a habit of scalping big names -- as was the case in last year's World Championships in Paris when he beat China's Lin Dan. "Sung Hwan is a stroke player and with the shuttles being slow, the conditions will favour his style of game. However, I am not too worried after today's performance," said Chong Wei. Coach Tey Seu Bock was also confident that Chong Wei would advance to the quarter-finals. "There is a marked improvement in Chong Wei's game. His movement was much better and he also looked very comfortable on court. That was crucial ahead of the tougher battles that await," said Seu Bock. He added Sung Hwan, though a much better player than Chong Wei's first two opponents, would find it hard against Chong Wei if the Malaysian repeats yesterday's performance. Sung Hwan beat teammate Shon Wan Ho 21-14, 21-10 yesterday. "In this form, it is very hard to beat Chong Wei. If he stays focused and doesn't underestimate Sung Hwan, victory will be his." The last meeting between the two was in the Sudirman Cup in May which ended in Chong Wei's favour, and Malaysia will be rooting for that to happen again today. Veteran Wong Choong Hann, the only other Malaysian in singles action, was down to play Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana in a late second round tie yesterday. RESULTS Selected, Men's Singles, 2nd rd: Kevin Cordon (Gua) bt Henri Hurskainen (Swe) 21-19, 21-17; Peter Gade (Den) bt Stanislav Pukhov (Rus) 21-5, 21-9; Park Sung Hwan (Kor) bt Shon Wan Ho (Kor) 21-14, 21-10; Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Ville Lang (Fin) 21-10, 21-11; Simon Santoso (Ina) bt Dmytro Zavadsky (Ukr) 21-19, 21-8; Doubles, 2nd rd: Chai Biao-Guo Zhendong (Chn) bt Sam Magee-Tony Stephenson (Irl) 21-11, 21-10; Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) bt Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan 21-6, 20-22, 21-15. Women's Singles, 2nd rd: Saina Nehwal (Ind) bt Chloe Magee (Irl) 21-10, 21-7; Yip Pui Yin (HKg) bt Michelle Li 23-21, 17-21, 21-17; Doubles, 2nd rd: Selena Piek-Iris Tabeling (Ned) bt Ha Jung Eun-Kim Min Jung (w.o); Mizuki Fujii-Reika Kakiiwa (Jpn) bt Chin Eei Hui- Wong Pei Tty (Mas) 21-16, 22-24, 22-20; Mixed Doubles, 2nd rd: Chris Adcock (Eng)-Imogen Bankier (Scot) bt Anugritayawon Songphon-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Tha) 24-22, 21-19; Diju Valiyaveetil-Jwala Gutta (Ind) bt Ong Jien Guo-Chong Sook Chin (Mas) 21-11, 21-15. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Badminton / World Championships: Kien Keat-Boon Heong pull through Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:09 PM PDT 2011/08/11 Vijesh Rai rai@nst.com.my Koo Kien Keat (left) and Tan Boon Heong brushed aside a second game slump to beat China's Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan 21-6, 20-22, 21-15 to advance to theWorld Championshipsmen's doubles third round at London'sWembley Arena yesterday. IT was a tie that lived up to expectations that it would be tricky but Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong brushed aside a second game slump to beat China's Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan 21-6, 20-22, 21-15 to advance to the World Championships men's doubles third round at London's Wembley Arena yesterday. With tougher battles to come, fears were expressed that Kien Keat-Boon Heong were still afflicted with their infamous inconsistency but coach Rexy Mainaky allayed them, pointing out that it was the pair's first competitive match since arriving in England more than two weeks ago. In fact, the players and Rexy were happy with the overall form as the tough workout -- the match lasted 66 minutes -- was just what Kien Keat-Boon Heong needed to get into competition mode. "It was a satisfactory game as what we wanted was a good workout after having been in training for so long," said Boon Heong. "The second game was due more to the China pair changing their tactics but overall, I think we did well considering that this was our first match here." Kien Keat-Boon Heong had drawn a bye in the first round. Kien Keat said it was good to get the first match out of the way. "We now have a feeling of the competition. There was no pressure on us despite the China pair giving us a good fight," said Kien Keat. Rexy said the fourth-seeded Malaysians played to plan in the first game. "I told them that they could not let the China pair wake up and that is exactly what they did in the first game as they were in total control to win 21-6. "However, China changed their tactics in the second game and this caused difficulty to Kien Keat-Boon Heong. They tried to attack their way through the China defensive wall but when their smashes didn't work, they lost a little confidence," said Rexy. The coach, however, stressed that the Malaysians didn't do too much wrong. "It may have gone to three games but Kien Keat-Boon Heong were in control. In fact, I was closely watching their body language and it was positive. Having coached them for so long, I wanted to see how exuberant and focused they were and I must say that I like what I saw." Up next are either Germans Ingo Kindervater-Johannes Schoettler or Taiwan's Chen Hung Ling-Lin Yu Lan and Rexy preached caution. "There have been several upsets already and we mustn't underestimate any pair." Women's doubles Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui were also involved in a marathon battle but it ended in favour of their fourth seeded Japanese opponents Mizuki Fujii-Reika Kakiiwa. It was, however, a valiant battle that the Malaysians fought before the Japanese sealed their place in the third round with a 21-16, 22-24, 22-20. Ng sisters Hui Lin-Hui Ern's campaign ended on Tuesday when they were beaten 21-10, 21-11 by Japan's Matsutomo Misaki-Ayaka Takahashi. It was also the end of the road for mixed doubles Ong Jien Guo-Chong Sook Chin who were beaten 21-11, 21-15, by India's Diju Valiyaveetil-Jwala Gutta.The Malaysians had beaten Taiwan's Liao Min Chun-Chen Hsiao Huan 21-18, 21-16 in the first round on Tuesday. National interest in the mixed doubles remains though as Chan Peng Soon-Goh Yiu Ling stunned England's 10th seeds Nathan Robertson-Jenny Wallwork 21-19, 21-19 on Tuesday and play Singapore's Chayut Triyachart-Yao Lei today. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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