Yong-dae’s heartbreak continues at world champs


Men's doubles pair Lee Yong dae-Yoo Yeon-seong of South Korea with their silver medal after losing the world championships final to their compatriots on Sunday. - AFP

COPENHAGEN: Doubles shuttler Lee Yong-dae’s luckless run in the World Championships continued while his former partners – Ko Sung-hyun-Shin Baek-cheol – got the biggest break in their career.

On Sunday, Yong-dae and his new partner Yoo Yeon-seong battled for one hour and 21 minutes before going down 20-22, 23-21, 18-21 to compatriots Sung-hyun-Shin Baek-cheol in a thrilling men’s doubles final at the Bellarup Super Arena.

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