KUALA LUMPUR: “Didn’t expect it to be this easy.” This is the spontaneous reaction from Lee Chong Wei when he beat Frenchman Brice Leverdez in the second round of the China Open at the Haixia Olympic Centre today. After enduring defeat to Leverdez in the first round of the World Championships in August, Chong Wei was somewhat shocked he was able to tame the 32-year-old Frenchman in straight sets, 21-6, 21-9, to book his place in the quarter-finals tomorrow. “For me, while competing here at the China Open other things are not important. Waiting for Chong Wei in the quarter-finals will be the winner of today’s late match between Indonesian Jonatan Christie and Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong. The last time Chong Wei won the China Open was in 2015 when he beat home favourite Chen Long, 21-15, 21-11 in the final.

Source: New Strait Times November 16, 2017 12:45 UTC