Chong Wei leads exodus of top seeds


Ousted: (from left) Chen Long, Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan crash out in the first round of the Perodua Malaysian Masters at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a day full of shocking defeats.

World No. 2 Lee Chong Wei was the biggest casualty, losing to Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto 21-19, 18-21, 19-21 in the first round of the Perodua Malaysian Masters at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

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