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Lee beats Boonsak to take Japan Open title
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September 24, 2012, Monday
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TWO-TIME champion Lee Chong Wei fended off a spirited challenge from Boonsak Ponsana to win the men's singles title at the Japan Open in Tokyo yesterday.
The Malaysian top seed, the winner in Japan in 2007 and 2010, powered his way through to a 21-18, 21-18 victory over the Thai.
"It was really a good match, but it was tough," the 29-year-old Lee said.
"This is my first tournament after the London Olympics. I'm very happy to start with this victory. I can put my disappointment behind me," said Lee, who lost to China's Lin Dan in the Olympic finals both in London and Beijing.
Lin, along with the rest of the Chinese team, missed the Tokyo tournament citing fatigue due to a hectic schedule.
The win saw Lee improve his record against Boonsak to 14 wins against two defeats.
In the women's singles final, Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei dashed any hopes of a title for Japan by beating Eriko Hirose 9-21, 21-9, 21-14.
Tai, 18, became the first player from Chinese Taipei to win the women's singles title in the 30-year Japan Open history and only the second to win the title, following the mixed doubles by Chen Hung-ling and Cheng Wen-hsing last year.
"For me, it was my first title in the Superseries, so I'm really happy about it. She (Hirose) was too good in the first game, but I played better in the rest," Tai said.
South Korea's Kim Ki-jung and Kim Sa-rang defeated Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong of Malaysia 21-16, 21-19 to take the men's doubles crown, while Poon Lok-yan and Tse Ying-suet brought the first Japan title to Hong Kong, China.
They also dashed local hopes by beating Shizuka Matsuo and Mami Naito 21-17, 22-20 in the women's doubles final.
Earlier, Malaysian top seeds Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying beat Indonesia's Muhammad Rijal and Liliyana Natsir 21-12, 21-19 in the mixed doubles final.
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