It's title number 9 for Chong Wei
Astro Awani
January 20, 2013 19:08 MYT
January 20, 2013 19:08 MYT
World No 1 Lee Chong Wei hardly broke a sweat as he went on to net his ninth Malaysia Open title at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Sunday.
The star brushed aside Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21-7, 21-8 to bag the main prize.
This is Chong Wei's second victory of the year after bagging the Korea Open title exactly a week ago.
Having settled for the silver medal at the London Olympics last year, the win in front of the home crowd came as a good motivation as Chong Wei, and his newly wed wife former national player Wong Mew Choo, are expecting their first child.
However, mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying gave a good fight before going down 21-13, 21-18 to Danish pair Joachim Fischer Nielsen-Christinna Pedersen in the other final.
Malaysian Open finals results:
Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Ina) 21-7, 21-8
Women's singles: Tai Tzu Ying (Tpe) bt Yao Xue (Chn) 21-17, 21-14
Men's doubles: Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan (Ina) bt Ko Sung Hyun-Lee Yong Dae (Kor) 21-15, 21-13
Women's doubles: Bao Yixin-Tian Qing (Chn) bt Misaki Matsutomo-Ayak Takahashi (Jpn) 21-16, 21-14
Mixed doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen-Christinna Pedersen (Den) bt Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying (Mas) 21-13, 21-18