Lee triumphs over Du to lift Danish crown
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October 23, 2012, Tuesday
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WORLD No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia held off a stiff challenge from China's Du Pengyu to win the men's singles title 15-21, 21-12, 21-19, at the Denmark Open on Sunday in Odense.
The first set was close with long rallies that included powerful smashes and delicate shots close to the net, but seventh seed Du was a bit better.
Lee picked up the tempo in the second set, racing ahead to an 8-2 lead in a matter of minutes. He continued the frenetic pace with sharply-angled drop shots and shots deep to the back of the court to win the second set 21-12.
Du recovered in the third set, holding his nerve to go ahead 11- 8 at the break, but Lee recovered quickly, leveling the score at 12-12. Both players then traded points, taking the score to 19-19. But Du misread a shot from Lee to lose a key point and render his opponent a match point. Lee took full advantage to close out the match.
For Lee, the victory was a wonderful birthday present as he turned 30 on Sunday.
Earlier, third-seeded Saina Nehwal of India overpowered sixth-seeded German Juliane Schenk 21-17, 21-8 in the women's final.
The first set was close with long rallies that included powerful smashes and delicate shots close to the net, but seventh seed Du was a bit better.
Lee picked up the tempo in the second set, racing ahead to an 8-2 lead in a matter of minutes. He continued the frenetic pace with sharply-angled drop shots and shots deep to the back of the court to win the second set 21-12.
Du recovered in the third set, holding his nerve to go ahead 11- 8 at the break, but Lee recovered quickly, leveling the score at 12-12. Both players then traded points, taking the score to 19-19. But Du misread a shot from Lee to lose a key point and render his opponent a match point. Lee took full advantage to close out the match.
For Lee, the victory was a wonderful birthday present as he turned 30 on Sunday.
Earlier, third-seeded Saina Nehwal of India overpowered sixth-seeded German Juliane Schenk 21-17, 21-8 in the women's final.
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