Towering German won’t be looking down on Chong Wei


Germany's 7-footer Dieter Domke will take on Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the second round of the Badminton World Championships in Copenhagen on Wednesday. - Filepic

GERMAN Dieter Domke’s game plan against world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei in the men’s singles second round at the World Championships on Wednesday is quite simple – to just survive!

On Monday, the 27-year-old towering German pulled off a surprise when he sent reigning Commonwealth Games champion P. Kashyap of India packing 26-24, 13-21, 21-18 at the Ballerup Super Arena.

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