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Dangerous foe: Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long will be one of Lee Chong Wei’s Group B opponents in the World Superseries Finals in Dubai. The others are Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and Son Wan-ho of South Korea. — EPA

PETALING JAYA: Things are definitely not rosy for Lee Chong Wei at the moment.

First, his coach Hendrawan was stopped at the Kuala Lumpur Inter­national Airport over his visa and then the world No. 1 was handed a tricky draw at the World Superseries Finals which starts tomorrow at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai.

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