Chong Wei Loses In Men's Singles At India Open

NEW DELHI, April 29 (Bernama) - World number one shuttler, Datuk Lee Chong Wei lost his men's single title at the India Open 2012 Sunday to Korea's Shon Wan Ho.

Chong Wei, who was the defending champion, lost to Shon 18-21, 21-14, 19-21.

India Open is the first major tournament the world number one participated in since suffering a shoulder injury during the All-England Championship.

However, he said his shoulder injury was not the reason he lost.

"Everything is fine," he told reporters when asked if the shoulder injury was an issue.

"This is my first game after the injury. So, it is okay. Shon played very, very well," he said, adding that he did not expect the Korean player to perform that good.

Chong Wei said his focus now was for the Olympics and has a good three months to train.

In the women's doubles, Korea's Jung Kyun Eun-Kim Ha Na pair beat China's Bao Yixin-Zhong Qianxin 21-17, 21-18.

Defending champions for the mixed-doubles, Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir beat Thailand's Sudket Prapakamol-Saralee Thoungthongkam 21-16, 12-21, 21-14.

In the women's singles, China's Li Xuerai, who is ranked world number four, beat Germany's Juliane Schenk 14-21, 21-17, 21-9.

By M. Saraswathi-- BERNAMA

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