15 Mar Chong Wei Tames Super Dan

World No. 1 Datuk Lee Chong Wei avenged his All England defeat to archrival and World No. 2 Lin Dan of China last week by turning the tables on the Chinese player to win the Swiss Open Super Series final at the St Jakobshalle indoor arena in Basel, Switzerland, Sunday.

Chong Wei who lost to Lin Dan 19-21, 12-21 in the All England final put up a sizzling show today to triumph 21-16, 21-16 in straight sets and inflict “Super Dan’s” first defeat since the Beijing Olympics in August last year.

Lin Dan who had looked invincible after having demolished Chong Wei in the Beijing Olympics final, had skipped three major tournaments since, purportedly undergoing army style training to prepare for the All England assault.

Incidentally, he did lead a Chinese clean sweep of all the five titles at the All England last week.