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发表于 8-5-2007 10:23 AM
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这样的话 就期待他的表现咯 刚看到"星报"说到 ...
Badminton: Chong Wei aims to bounce back in Indonesian Open
By RIZAL ABDULLAH
SINGAPORE: A first-round casualty in the just concluded Aviva Singapore Open, national number one Lee Chong Wei was still in high spirits when he left with his team-mates yesterday for the Indonesian Open, which begins in Jakarta tomorrow.
In five rounds of the inaugural Super Series this year, Chong Wei has not got past the quarter-finals.
The 25-year-old Penangite lost to Chinese players in the first three rounds of the Series – Bao Chunlai in the Malaysian Open; Chen Jin in the Korean Open; and Chen Yu in the All-England. In the Swiss Open, he was beaten by Singapore’s Ronald Susilo and in the Singapore Open, he crashed out against team-mate Mohd Hafiz Hashim.
In the Asian Championships (ABC), which was held before the Singapore Open, Chong Wei lost to Indonesian Taufik Hidayat.
Chong Wei received a lot of flak for his defeat by Hafiz but he is taking it all in his stride and looking forward to better fortunes in Jakarta.
“Winning and losing is part of the game. Players have highs and lows.
“We get praised when we emerge as the champion and get criticised when we lose. I have come to live with this,” he said.
“I am going through a lean spell but I am still the number one in the country. I am gearing towards the World Championships in KL in August. I have put behind me the defeat by Hafiz and I am fully focused on the Indonesian Open.
“I can't predict how far I will go. The Indonesian Open also offer ranking points for the Beijing Olympics next year and it has also drawn a tough field.”
Coach Misbun Sidek has faith in Chong Wei bouncing back.
“He is much faster on the court now. His fitness has also increased. It will be only a matter of time before he starts winning again,” said Misbun.
In Jakarta, Chong Wei is drawn to play against Denmark’s third-ranked player Joachim Persson in the first round. But he may face another opponent because Persson is injured and did not start in the Singapore Open.
Hafiz, who was beaten by eventual champions Boonsak Ponsana in the second round of the Singapore Open, has a tough first-round opponent in Indonesian Simon Santoso |
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