Chong Wei moves into quarterfinals of French Open Super Series
Chong Wei who had to come back from a set down, will face Japan's Sho Sasaki who had beaten his countryman Kento Momota 15-21, 21-19, 21-19. - AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA
Former World number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei fought his way into the French Open Super Series quarterfinals after beating 2010 World Junior champion Viktor Axelsen from Denmark 12-21, 21-17, 21-14 at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, Thursday.
It was Chong Wei's first Super Series quarterfinal since coming back from an eight-month suspension in May due to a doping offence.
Chong Wei who had to come back from a set down, will face Japan's Sho Sasaki who had beaten his countryman Kento Momota 15-21, 21-19, 21-19.
Following in Chong Wei's footsteps were veteran men's doubles pair Koo Kien Keat/Tan Bon Heong who beat England's Andrew Ellis/Peter Mills 21-16, 21-17.
The duo will face Japan's Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa.
However, the country's top men's doubles pair Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong failed to advance further after losing to South Korea's Kim Gi Jung/Kim Sa Rang 11-21, 18-21.
In the women's competition, Tee Jing Yi hardly lost any sweat in her victory when seventh seed Sung Ji Hyun from South Korea conceded a walkover while trailing 2-4 in the first set due to injury.
Jing Yi will face Indonesia's Maria Febe Kusumastuti in the second round.
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