Lee rolls on, Wang stunned
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August 13, 2011, Saturday
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TOP seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia swiftly ended the astonishing run of Guatemala's Kevin Cordon yesterday, dispatching him 21-7, 21-13 in 25 minutes in their world championships quarterfinal at Wembley Arena.
In a late upset, Cheng Shao-chieh of Chinese Taipei defeated world No. 1 Wang Shixian of China 21-16, 21-17 in the women's singles.
Cordon had beaten China's fifth seed Chen Long in a big opening round upset, the first victory on his way to a meeting with the world No. 1 yesterday. The 24-year-old took a 3-0 lead but it was to be a false dawn and Lee, at the top of his game at this tournament, swept into the semis.
Cordon, world-ranked 34, has been training in Spain since March.
"Yesterday I played for 71 minutes and it was a very hard game and I was tired after three full matches this week," he told reporters.
"But I lost to the best player in the world and he's quite difficult to play against.
"Most of the time you know when you've got your best shots in and you think the shuttle is on the ground but with the kind of player he is it does not work like that."
Lee, chasing his first world title, will face defending champion Chen Jin in the semis if the Chinese disposes of Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus later yesterday.
The Malaysian said: "It would be a tough match but I beat him at the Asian Games last year."
"So far I think I am in top form," Lee said. "But I may retire after the Olympics. It will depend on my fitness and injuries."
The worlds at Wembley Arena are serving as a test event for the 2012 London Games. The Olympic badminton tournament will be played at the same venue.
Later, three-time world champion Lin Dan of China was to play Sho Sasaki of Japan.
In the women's singles, Commonwealth champion Saina Nehwal lost 15-21, 10-21 to third-seeded Chinese Wang Xin.
In a late upset, Cheng Shao-chieh of Chinese Taipei defeated world No. 1 Wang Shixian of China 21-16, 21-17 in the women's singles.
Cordon had beaten China's fifth seed Chen Long in a big opening round upset, the first victory on his way to a meeting with the world No. 1 yesterday. The 24-year-old took a 3-0 lead but it was to be a false dawn and Lee, at the top of his game at this tournament, swept into the semis.
Cordon, world-ranked 34, has been training in Spain since March.
"Yesterday I played for 71 minutes and it was a very hard game and I was tired after three full matches this week," he told reporters.
"But I lost to the best player in the world and he's quite difficult to play against.
"Most of the time you know when you've got your best shots in and you think the shuttle is on the ground but with the kind of player he is it does not work like that."
Lee, chasing his first world title, will face defending champion Chen Jin in the semis if the Chinese disposes of Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus later yesterday.
The Malaysian said: "It would be a tough match but I beat him at the Asian Games last year."
"So far I think I am in top form," Lee said. "But I may retire after the Olympics. It will depend on my fitness and injuries."
The worlds at Wembley Arena are serving as a test event for the 2012 London Games. The Olympic badminton tournament will be played at the same venue.
Later, three-time world champion Lin Dan of China was to play Sho Sasaki of Japan.
In the women's singles, Commonwealth champion Saina Nehwal lost 15-21, 10-21 to third-seeded Chinese Wang Xin.
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