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Hajat Chong Wei tebus kekecewaan tidak kesampaian




IMPIAN menebus kecewa tidak kesampaian.

Semuanya gara-gara kecederaan dan ia juga bermakna cabaran negara dalam acara perseorangan lelaki pada Kejohanan Badminton Terbuka Hong Kong turut berakhir, lapor RADIAH SAORI.

Menarik diri dan itulah keputusan yang diambil oleh pemain No. 1 dunia, Datuk Lee Chong Wei semalam.

Ketika mahu memulakan aksi pada pusingan pertama, Chong Wei terpaksa membuat keputusan tersebut pada saat-saat akhir selepas mengalami kekejangan otot kaki.

Impiannya untuk membalas dendam ke atas pemain China, Lin Dan juga musnah.

Kedua-dua pemain ini dikatakan bakal bertembung sekali lagi pada perlawanan akhir jika berjaya melepasi halangan pada peringkat awal.

Namun nasib nampaknya tidak menyebelahi Chong Wei.

Dia dijadual menentang pemain kurang ternama dari Jerman, Marc Zwiebler pada pusingan pertama semalam namun terpaksa menarik diri selepas mendapat nasihat daripada ahli fisioterapi serta jurulatihnya, Datuk Misbun Sidek.

Menurut Misbun yang tidak bersama Chong Wei di Hong Kong, pemain berusia 26 tahun itu ada menghubunginya untuk memberitahu keputusannya itu dan menjelaskan keadaan sebenar.

"Chong Wei ada menghubungi saya sebelum menarik diri bagi menjelaskan keadaan sebenar," kata Misbun ketika dihubungi Kosmo! semalam.

"Menurutnya, dia mengalami kekejangan kaki dan ahli fisioterapi yang turut berada di sana (Hong Kong) juga telah mengeluarkan surat untuk mengesahkan keadaan Chong Wei.

"Namun kecederaannya itu tidak serius dan tidak membimbangkan."

Misbun turut menegaskan keputusan anak didiknya itu bukan disebabkan tahap keyakinan diri yang semakin menurun ekoran kekalahan ke atas Lin Dan pada perlawanan akhir Terbuka China Ahad lalu.

"Saya tidak fikir ia berkaitan dengan keadaan mental Chong Wei," jelas Misbun.

"Dia sememangnya mengalami kekejangan kaki dan lebih baik sekiranya dia menarik diri daripada mengalami kecederaan yang lebih serius.

"Lagi pula saya tidak kisah kerana selama ini dia telah menunjukkan permainan yang konsisten. Daripada dia berasa tidak selesa ketika beraksi, lebih baik dia menarik diri.

"Sekurang-kurangnya kini dia akan dapat fokus kepada persiapan beraksi pada Final Masters bulan depan."

Sementara itu dua lagi wakil perseorangan lelaki negara, Wong Choong Hann serta Chong Wei Feng tewas kepada lawan masing-masing.

Pemain veteran, Choong Hann tewas kepada pemain Korea Selatan, Hong Ji-joon 21-12, 10-21, 15-21 manakala Wei Feng gagal menandingi kehebatan jaguh Indonesia, Taufik Hidayat apabila tewas 9-21, 15-21.

Dalam pada itu, saingan bagi acara perseorangan wanita kini hanya digalas oleh Julia Wong Pei Xian.

Julia mara selepas menewaskan pemain Jepun, Ai Goto 21-16, 21-18 ketika Wong Mew Choo serta Lydia Cheah Li Ya tewas kepada pemain China.

Mew Choo tewas kepada pilihan kelima, Zhu Lin 15-21, 11-21 manakala Lydia tewas kepada Jian Yanjiao 10-21, 21-23.

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