It’s open season, a far cry from the Lin Dan-Chong Wei epics

By RAJES PAUL

IT’S Malaysian Open badminton time again. And although he is no longer in the fray, our former great Datuk Lee Chong Wei still looms large.

He is synonymous with the home tournament. After all, he has won the title 12 times and finished runner-up twice – that’s a whopping 14 finals.

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