KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Datuk Lee Chong Wei set up a last four meeting with arch rival Lin Dan of China after both players cleared their hurdles in the quarter-final match of the Badminton Asian Championships in Wuhan, China yesterday.
Chong Wei, who is gunning to defend his title, defeated Hsu Jen Hao of Taiwan;21-18 and 21-13 while Lin Dan edged another Taiwanese player, the seventh seed Chou Tien Chen;21-14 and 21-12 in another quarter-final held at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, said the Badminton World Federation (BWF) website;www.bwfbadminton.org.
For the record, both players have met 38 times with the last at the Malaysia Open Super Series Premier Tournament in Kuching, early this month which saw Lin Dan winning 21-19, 21-14.
Chong Wei is the only Malaysian survivor in the tournament. — Bernama