Chong Wei too strong for China’s young gun

Xue Song, seen here at the Indian Open Superseries meet in March, is the only singles player from China left in the Canada Open badminton tournament after the second round of matches. - EPA

KUALA LUMPUR: China’s future men’s singles stars still have some catching up to do.

This was evident when national ace Lee Chong Wei took just 33 minutes to beat Youth Olympic Games champion Shi Yuqi of China 21-14, 21-15 to reach the third round of the Canada Open badminton championships in Calgary on Wednesday.