Lee Chong Wei Defeats Chen Long To Win Asian Badminton Championship
Lee Chong Wei beat Chen Long 21-17, 15-21, 21-13 in the closely-fought Asian Badminton Championship final that lasted an hour and 22 minutes in the central Chinese city of Wuhan
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Lee Chong Wei beat Chen Long in the Asian Badminton Championship
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Lee won 21-17, 15-21, 21-13 in an hour and 22 minutes
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Lee won his second at Asian Badminton Championship, having won in 2006
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei defeated his rival and world number one Chen Long of China on Sunday in the final of the Asian Badminton Championship.
The 33-year-old beat Chen 21-17, 15-21, 21-13 in the closely-fought final that lasted an hour and 22 minutes in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
It is his third title this year and his second at Asian Badminton Championship, he last won it in 2006. Lee is currently ranked second in the world.
Chen won seven straight points in the first set before Lee finished off with six straight points for the win. Chen then bounced back in the second set, but Lee won by a large margin in the third, 21-13, to be crowned champion.
In the semi-final on Saturday, Lee easily defeated two-time Olympic gold medallist Lin Dan, while Chen crushed Tian Houwei of China in straight sets.
In the women's singles, China's Wang Yihan defeated Li Xuerui of China 21-14, 13-21, 21-16 in an hour, clinching her third Asian title.
It was an even match with both players having won nine games against each other before Sunday's contest.