Lee Chong Wei was forced to work hard to win the quarter-final match against Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto in the Japan Open. -AFP
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei battled his way to the semi-finals of the Japan Open in a day China suffered another severe blow to their morale with all their shuttlers being wiped out in the men singles event.
In the quarter-finals in Tokyo yesterday, four-time champion Chong Wei lived dangerously before prevailing to beat Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia 21-15, 12-21, 21-17 in a 62-minute match to set-up an intriguing clash against Kenichi Tago of Japan.
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