Lee beats Park to win Malaysian Open title<\/p>\n
Agence France-Presse, Kuantan, Malaysia<\/p>\n
After last year's heartbreak, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia won
\nthe Malaysian Open title when he defeated South Korea's Park Sung
\nHwan in the final here Sunday.<\/p>\n
Doubles pair Choong Tan Fook\/Lee Wan Wah made it a double
\ncelebration for the host when they defeated Indonesia's Luluk
\nHadiyanto\/Alven Yulianto in the men's doubles final.<\/p>\n
The Malaysian pair were in top form in the final as they
\ncompletely dominated the proceedings to carve out a 15-12, 15-7
\nwin which earned them US$8,640 in prize money.<\/p>\n
With the win, the Malaysians ended a barren run dating back to
\nSeptember 1999 when they won their last major title in the
\ninternational circuit, the German Open.<\/p>\n
The win was the first for the Malaysian pair after their three
\nconsecutive losses in the finals.<\/p>\n
Choong\/Lee lost in the final of Hong Kong Open (November
\n2003), China Open (November 2003) as well as the All England
\nfinal in Birmingham this March.<\/p>\n
\"It has been long overdue and we are so happy to have won a
\ntitle finally,\" said Lee.<\/p>\n
\"This will put us in the right frame of mind as we prepare for
\nthe Olympics in Athens in August.\"<\/p>\n
In last year's Malaysian Open final, Lee Chong Wei was
\ndefeated by Chen Hong of China, a player whom he beat on
\nSaturday's semis to make the final this time around.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old Lee Chong Wei was not about to let history
\nrepeat itself as he dominated the first game winning it 15-3.<\/p>\n
But he was in trouble in the second with most of his shots
\ngoing beyond the backline due to the draft and he was trailing 4-
\n8 at one stage.<\/p>\n
However, he found his rhythm and came back strongly in the
\nfinal stages to snatch victory and with it prize money of $9,600.<\/p>\n
\"Had the match gone into a third game, I would have lost. It
\nwas a very keenly contested final and I guess lady luck was
\nsmiling on me,\" he said.<\/p>\n
As for Park, making the final was a good achievement as he had
\ndefeated the likes of Lin Dan and Xia Xuanze along the way.<\/p>\n
\"My concentration was affected when the service judge ruled
\nagainst me when I was leading 8-4,\" Park said.<\/p>\n
\"That affected me as I dare not serve the short backhand serve
\nand Chong Wei capitalized on it.\"<\/p>\n
In the women's singles final, Zhang Ning of China came from a
\ngame down to defeat compatriot Zhou Mi 9-11, 11-7, 11-8.<\/p>\n
China also took home the women's double title when Gao
\nLing\/Huang Sui defeated fellow countrymen Yang Wei\/Zhang Jiewen
\n15-7, 15-6 to bag $7,320 in prize money.<\/p>\n
In the mixed doubles it was China who won the title through
\nZhang Jun\/Gao Ling who defeated Kim Yong Hyun\/Lee Hyo Jung of
\nSouth Korea 15-2, 15-11.<\/p>\n
Malaysian Open finals<\/p>\n
Men's Singles
\nLee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Park Sung Hwan (Kor) 15-3, 15-12
\nLadies Singles
\nZhang Ning (Chn) bt Zhou Mi (Chn) 9-11, 11-7, 11-8
\nMen's Doubles
\nChoong Tan Fook\/Lee Wan Wah (Mas) bt Luluk Hadiyanto\/Alven
\nYulianto (Ina) 15-12, 15-7
\nLadies Doubles
\nGao Ling\/Huang Sui (Chn) bt Yang wei\/Zhang Jiewen (Chn) 15-7, 15-
\n6
\nMixed Doubles
\nZhang Jun\/Gao Ling (Chn) bt Kim Yong Hyun\/Lee Hyo Jung (Kor) 15-
\n2, 15-11<\/p>",
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