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Chong Wei Completes Pahang Open Hat-trick


KUANTAN, May 29 (Bernama) -- World number one and national number one, Datuk Lee Chong Wei accomplished a hat-trick of Pahang Open titles after sweeping aside Chan Kwong Beng in the men's singles final at the SUKPA Stadium here Friday night.

Chong Wei, the top seed who started as the firm favourite in the Proton Pahang Open national circuit, after having won the title in 2005 and 2007 took just 30 minutes to emerge with a 21-11, 21-19 victory.

The world number one who was using the tournament as preparations for the Singapore and Indonesian Opens, said he did not face any pressure when facing his younger opponent and promised to return to Pahang in the years to come.

"Winning or losing does not matter but I just wanted to keep playing," he said.

With the absence of national number one Wong Mew Choo and the injured Julia Wong, another national player Lydia Cheah Li Ya cruised past Sannatasah Saniru 21-15, 21-13 to clinch the women's singles title.

In the most exciting of finals tonight, rising pair Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Mohd Zakry Ab Latif scored a thrilling three-set victory over veteran pair Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah, 21-14, 12-21, 21-12 to clinch the men's doubles title.

The women's doubles was won by Amelia Anscelly/Lim Yin Loo who beat Goh Liu Ying/Nairul Suhada Abdul Latif 21-12, 23-21 while Koo Kien Kiat/Ng Hui Lin had to dig deep into their reserves to overcome Mohd Lutfi Zaim/Lim Yin Loo 14-21, 21-13, 21-18 in three sets to win the mixed doubles crown.

-- BERNAMA

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