Lee Chong Wei Slays the Dragon in England!

Congats to Malaysian Lee Chong Wei, who took on and defeated the fearsome Chinese dragon Lin Dan at the All England Singles Final 2011 with the scoreline 21-17, 21-17.

Defending champ Chong Wei, who usually ends up in second place whenever he faced Lin Dan in big finals, came up with the answers today. Chong Wei played a confident attacking game to stump Lin Dan, and caught the Chinese flat footed with an array of fast drop shots and smashes. Chong Wei played smart to keep his nose in the lead throughout the game, as Lin Dan tried desperately to catch up.

Both players showed incredible lightning reflexes and nimble footwork in an exciting contest the thrilled the crowd in Birmingham.

Surely Chong Wei has proved the critics in Malaysia wrong by winning in for the second time in badminton's most prestigious tournament.

I guess this time Chong Wei's fans can really shout "Malaysia Boleh!"

2011's Clash of the Badminton Titans- Lee Chong Wei vs Lin Dan

World Number 1 Lee Chong Wei is on course to face his arch nemesis, Lin Dan, who is widely regarded as the world’s best player ever, at the All England Badminton Championships 2011.

  

Lee Chong Wei vs...

...Lin Dan

It will surely be another almighty clash between the two rivals, who have battled each other countless of times through the years. The great Lin Dan has so far managed to prevail in the majority of their matches, including the Korean Open final this year, where “Super Dan” won in a hard fought match against Chong Wei 21-19, 14-21, 21-16.

So far in the All England, Chong Wei, who is the defending champ, has charged into the semifinals, easily crushing the dangerous Bao Chunlai 21-16, 21-16. Lin Dan is also on course for a showdown with Lee when he took out the old warhorse Wong Choong Hann 21-14, 21-17.

Who will win when Lee takes on Lin? Will Lee show the world that he is not the second best World No. 1? Will Lin Dan prove that he is indeed the best ever? 

The odds are against Lee Chong Wei, but the Malaysian Number 1 might pull off an upset if he plays the correct game against Lin Dan. Anyway, we’ll just have to wait and see this weekend!

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