TOKYO – World number-one Lee Chong Wei, struggling to find form after his Olympic heartbreak, reached the Japan Open semi-finals Friday with an erratic 21-17, 21-17 win over Chinese qualifier Qiu Yanbo.
The Malaysian, beaten by China’s world champion Lin Dan in last month’s Olympic final, came back from 13-9 down in the first game and [...]

Lee Chong-wei of Malaysia

(BEIJING, August 15) — Malaysia’s World No. 2 Lee Chong-wei had his first scare since entering the Olympic Badminton tournament, but emerged triumphant against Lee Hyun-il of the Republic of Korea 21-18, 13-21, 21-13 in the semifinals of the Men’s Singles competition on Friday, August 15.
Heavily favored [...]