Lin Dan menang. Lee Chong Wei - Perak. Olimpik 2012.

Lee Chong Wei puts up a brave fight but goes down 21-15, 10-21, 19-21 to Lin Dan in men's singles badminton final to win silver medal

Ok... Tak dapat le makan AISKRIM BASKIN ROBIN FREE ye. Perak pun ok jugak. At least dapat juga pingat di OLIMPIK 2012.

Tunggu aksi POCKET ROCKETMAN  pula. AZIZULHASNI AWANG..

Full news dari staronline.

LONDON: Lee Chong Wei’s Olympics gold medal hopes have once again been dashed by China’s Lin Dan.

The Malaysian ace put up a brave fight but lost 21-15, 10-21, 19-21 to his arch nemesis in the men’s singles badminton final of the London Olympics at the Wembley Arena here on Sunday.

Tne first set was a close contest with neither player being able to pull ahead, with the score at 3-2, 5-5, and 9-8 before Chong Wei went into the first set breather 11-8 ahead.

The Malaysian then led 13-10, 16-11, and pulled ahead 19-13. Lin Dan, however, was not about to give in. He narrowed the score to 19-15 before Chong Wei sealed the set 21-15 in 26 minutes.

Chong Wei, however, was always on the back foot in the second set. Lin Dan was 11-7 ahead half way through the set before racing ahead 17-8 and 19-10 before winning 21-10 in 20 minutes to force the rubber.

The decider was a nail-biting affair. Both players gave it their all and the score line showed how evenly matched they were. Both were tied at 3-3, 5-5, 8-8 and 9-9 before Lin Dan went ahead 11-9 after 14 minutes.

It was again very close after that with Chong Wei clawing back to lead at 14-13 before Lin Dan drew level at 15-15.

Chong Wei then went ahead 17-16, 19-18 before the Chinese ace drew level at 19-19. But this was as far as the Malaysian would go as Lin Dan sealed victory at 21-19 in 28 minutes.

This is the second time Chong Wei has lost to Lin Dan in the clash for the Olympics gold medal. In the men’s singles final in the 2008 Beijing Games, Chong Wei lost 12-21, 8-21 to the Chinese ace.

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Badminton team Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong lost to the world number one duo from South Korea but are set to go against Thailand this Thursday. Remember to cheer them on! :D

Oh Datuk Lee Chong Wei..

datuk Lee Chong Wei berjaya dikalahkan oleh lawannya..
apa pun..
It is ok..
Kali ni pengalah..
Kala yang lain pula..
Harapnya jadi Pemenangla pulak ye..

Still room for Kien Keat-Boon Heong to grow

KOO Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong have brought back some fresh hope in Malaysian men’s doubles badminton with their efforts in the world championships.

They failed to win the title but they showed that there was still room for them to grow after staging a great fight before losing 21-18, 18-21, 14-21 to China’s Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng in the final.

They were courageous and showed great determination. But they were glaringly lacking in consistency and confidence to end the race well.

Kien Keat-Boon Heong will have to work on these shortcomings and get them right for the defence of the Asian Games title in Guangzhou in November and also the other major tournaments lined up for them for the next two years.

On Sunday, Kien Keat-Boon Heong had to settle for the silver and it was the fourth runners-up finish in the men’s doubles for Malaysia since the world championships were introduced in 1977.

En route to the final, they did well to beat South Koreans Lee Yong-dae-Jung Jae-sung and two Chinese pairs, Chai Biao-Zhang Nan and Guo Zhengdong-Xu Chen.

National doubles coach Rexy Mainaky said that the future was bright for Kien Keat-Boon Heong.

“I was most pleased with the determination showed by them. We will add more quality in their training to make them stronger,” he said.

“They have the chance to go one step better in the world championships in London next year. And their ultimate goal is the 2012 London Olympics.