Chong Wei takes on Momota in a mouth-watering Malaysian Open final

By TAN MING WAI

Kento Momota all fired up after beating K. Srikanth of India in the men's singles semi-finals at the Malaysian Open.

KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Chong Wei is just one match away from claiming his record 12th men’s singles title at the Celcom Axiata Malaysian Open.

The 35-year-old beat Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto 21-18, 21-16, which was his 17th straight win over the former world No. 3 — to set up a dream final against Japan’s Kento Momota on Sunday.

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