Lee Hyun-il thrilled his home crowd with a battling victory over
world champion Lin Dan of China in the final of the Korean Open
Super Series on Sunday.
China's Lin Dan complains
to a referee during the men's singles final of the Yonex Korea Open
Badminton Super Series against South Korea's Lee Hyun-il in Seoul
January 27, 2008.
In a classic 71-minute encounter, Lee recovered from a terrible
start to triumph 4-21 23-21 25-23.
The victory was revenge for Lee who has a modest record against
Lin and most notably lost to him in the final of the All England
championships in Birmingham in 2006.
There was also a surprise in the women's singles final where
unseeded Zhou Mi from Hong Kong ousted third seed Lu Lan of China
21-18 15-21 21-15 in a match lasting just under an hour.
The Korean tournament was the second in this year's 12-strong
Super Series. The next event is the All England in March and the
Series finals are in December.
(Agencies via China Daily January 28, 2008)
