Malaysian badminton star Lee suffers shock defeat

28 Apr 2018 / 21:09 H.
    Malaysian badminton star Lee suffers shock defeat
    Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia reacts during his men's singles semi-finals match against Kento Momota of Japan at the 2018 Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on April 28, 2018. — AFP

SHANGHAI: Lee Chong Wei suffered a shock defeat in the Asia Championships semi-finals on Saturday, the Malaysian great going down in straight sets to rising Japanese star Kento Momota.
The 35-year-old Lee, fresh from winning Commonwealth Games gold and reaching the end of one of badminton's great careers, lost 21-19, 21-14 to the unseeded Momota.
The 23-year-old Momota will play China's Rio 2016 Olympic champion Chen Long in Sunday's final in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Chen, the third seed, was an emphatic 21-16, 21-18 winner over India's unseeded H.S. Prannoy in the other semi-final.
In the women's draw, top seed Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan will play China's Chen Yufei in the final.
Tai defeated India's former world number one Saina Nehwal 27-25, 21-19 in a tight affair over 45 nervy minutes, ensuring a miserable day for India.
Home player Chen, the sixth seed, was a comfortable 21-12, 21-13 victor over the South Korean seventh seed Sung Ji-hyun in the other semi-final clash. — AFP

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