World No. 1 thumps German Zwiebler in just 40 minutes


High five: Lee Chong Wei, wearing a “We love Taufik” T-shirt, showing off his Indonesian Open medal after beating Marc Zwiebler of Germany in Jakarta Sunday. — EPA

KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei was fast and furious on the way to his fifth Indonesian Open men’s singles title in Jakarta yesterday.

The 30-year-old underlined his supremacy as the king of the Super Series with a 21-15, 21-14 win over world No. 22 Marc Zwielber of Germany in a 40-minute final to add to his earlier triumphs in 2007 and 2009-2011. The Malaysian took home US$52,500.

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