Fireworks Friday! – Day 2: YONEX All England Open 2018
Another ‘Lin Dan versus Lee Chong Wei’ classic and a World Championship repeat – featuring Nozomi Okuhara against Pusarla V Sindhu – are among the red-hot quarter-finals slated for tomorrow at the YONEX All England…
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Another ‘Lin Dan versus Lee Chong Wei’ classic and a World Championship repeat – featuring Nozomi Okuhara against Pusarla V Sindhu – are among the red-hot quarter-finals slated for tomorrow at the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2018.
Having survived a test from his Korean namesake, Lee Dong Keun, in today’s second round (21-6 13-21 21-18), the Malaysian maestro will seek to defend his Men’s Singles crown versus his arch-rival. The Chinese superstar polished off Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei, 21-13 23-21, to advance to the last eight at Arena Birmingham.
“I don’t think there is another pair of opponents who have played against each other so many times. Tomorrow I will try my best to beat him,” said a determined Lin who holds an imposing 27-12 advantage in their head-to-head record.