Lee, Cordon stretch run of wins at worlds
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August 11, 2011, Thursday
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LEE Chong Wei moved into the round of 16 at the world championships by beating Ville Lang of Finland 21-10, 21-11 yesterday at the Wembley Arena in London.
Lee, who is trying to become the first Malaysian to win a world title, earned the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Next year's Olympics will be played at Wembley.
"I feel quite confident, and it's going well, but my most important opponent will still be my next one," said Lee, who had to play through a draft in the arena.
Lee will next face ninth-seeded Park Sung-hwan, who ended Lin Dan's world title defense last year in Paris and who overcame Shon Wan-ho 21-14, 21-10 yesterday to also advance.
Also, former top-ranked player Peter Gade of Denmark defeated Stanislav Pukhov of Russia 21-5, 21-9.
In the women's tournament, Commonwealth Games champion Saina Nehwal of India beat Chloe Magee of Ireland 21-10, 21-7.
"All the players are putting up a tough fight these days, and all girls can do well," Nehwal said. "And I am fit enough and playing well enough to have a chance of beating them. I just have to do my best, that's all."
Guatemalan giant-killer Kevin Cordon marched into the third round with an impressive 21-19, 21-17 victory over Sweden's Henri Hurskainen.
Hard on the heels of his stunning first-round success over fifth-seed Chen Long of China, Cordon led for most of the match, helped by some powerful cross-court smashing to confound the Swede.
Cordon, world-ranked 36, gets his first name after Kevin Keegan who was Cordon's father's favorite soccer player.
He said: "It's great to be still alive in the world championships. I was still tired after the match with Chen Long but I kept my focus and tried to play my best again."
Since March, Cordon has been playing with the Spanish national team in Madrid. He explained: "It's easier to practise in Europe, it's easier to travel and there are more tournaments every week."
Lee, who is trying to become the first Malaysian to win a world title, earned the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Next year's Olympics will be played at Wembley.
"I feel quite confident, and it's going well, but my most important opponent will still be my next one," said Lee, who had to play through a draft in the arena.
Lee will next face ninth-seeded Park Sung-hwan, who ended Lin Dan's world title defense last year in Paris and who overcame Shon Wan-ho 21-14, 21-10 yesterday to also advance.
Also, former top-ranked player Peter Gade of Denmark defeated Stanislav Pukhov of Russia 21-5, 21-9.
In the women's tournament, Commonwealth Games champion Saina Nehwal of India beat Chloe Magee of Ireland 21-10, 21-7.
"All the players are putting up a tough fight these days, and all girls can do well," Nehwal said. "And I am fit enough and playing well enough to have a chance of beating them. I just have to do my best, that's all."
Guatemalan giant-killer Kevin Cordon marched into the third round with an impressive 21-19, 21-17 victory over Sweden's Henri Hurskainen.
Hard on the heels of his stunning first-round success over fifth-seed Chen Long of China, Cordon led for most of the match, helped by some powerful cross-court smashing to confound the Swede.
Cordon, world-ranked 36, gets his first name after Kevin Keegan who was Cordon's father's favorite soccer player.
He said: "It's great to be still alive in the world championships. I was still tired after the match with Chen Long but I kept my focus and tried to play my best again."
Since March, Cordon has been playing with the Spanish national team in Madrid. He explained: "It's easier to practise in Europe, it's easier to travel and there are more tournaments every week."
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