Badminton - Lee shrugs off heartbreak to defeat nemesis Lin

2016 Rio Olympics - Badminton - Men's Singles - Semifinals - Riocentro - Pavilion 4 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 19/08/2016. Chong Wei Lee (MAS) of Malaysia celebrates after winning against Lin Dan (CHN) of China. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei shrugged off eight years of Olympic heartbreak on Friday to defeat his nemesis Lin Dan 15-21 21-11 22-20 and reach the final of the men's badminton after another classic encounter.

Having succumbed to Lin in the gold medal deciders at London and Beijing, top seed Lee gained sweet revenge by dumping out the Chinese great who saved three match points before finally breaking in a deciding game of unrelenting tension.