Manisnya kemenangan, manis lagi kenangan.... 2010 Korea Super Series, Olympic Fencing Stadium Seoul, South Korea, Sunday 17 Jan 2010.

Manisnya sebuah kemenangan setelah meletakkan sepenuh daya dan usaha... manis lagi kenangan yang tersurat dan tersirat.....

Chong Wei unggul

Oleh Mohd Hilmie Hussin
mohdhilmie@hmetro.com.my

PERMULAAN baik buat Lee Chong Wei apabila merangkul gelaran pertama 2010 di Siri Super Terbuka Korea yang berakhir semalam dengan menewaskan pemain nombor empat dunia, Peter Gade dari Denmark.

KONGSI...Chong Wei meraikan kejayaan bersama penyokong selepas menewaskan Peter Gade pada final Terbuka Korea, semalam.

“Ini adalah kelebihan psikologi buatnya. Selepas ini banyak lagi gelaran besar yang menjadi sasaran dia seperti Piala Thomas, Kejohanan Dunia dan Sukan Asia serta tidak terkecuali kejohanan terbuka seperti Seluruh England dan Terbuka China yang belum pernah dimenanginya,” kata Rashid.

“Walau apapun yang berlaku selepas ini, saya hanya harap dia (Chong Wei) mampu kekalkan prestasi ini tanpa mengira siapapun lawan yang dihadapi,” tambah Rashid ketika dihubungi.

Chong Wei menang 21-12, 21-11 dalam masa 34 minit sekali gus menebus kehampaan tewas di tangan pemain Denmark itu tahun lalu.

Dia mendahului sejak awal set pertama 18-12 sebelum menang 21-12. Dalam set kedua, Chong Wei yang ketinggalan 2-4 bangkit dengan permainan bergaya mendahului 11-4 sebelum menamatkan cabaran Gade 21-11 sebagai bekalan kelebihan psikologi pada Terbuka Malaysia bermula esok.

Dalam pada itu hanya satu gelaran menjadi milik Korea apabila beregu lelaki mereka, Lee Yong Dae/Jung Jae Sung menumpaskan bekas beregu utama dunia, Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun dalam pertarungan sengit 21-11, 14-21, 21-18, dalam masa lebih sejam.

Tiga lagi gelaran menjadi milik pemain China. Wang Shixian muncul juara perseorangan wanita menewaskan pemain Korea Sung Ji Hyun 21-10, 25-23.

Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei menewaskan pasangan Jepun Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa 21-16, 21-15 untuk muncul juara dalam beregu wanita manakala beregu campuran, He Hanbin/Yu Yang menewaskan rakan senegara, Tao Jiaming/Zhang Yawen 21-15, 21-16.

Berita di atas adalah keratan berita dari Harian Metro yang menceritakan detik kemenangan Datuk Lee Chong Wei semasa Korea Super Series, lihatlah gambarnya... tertera suami dan dua anak lelaki yang turut terakam menjadi sejarah ....

anak perempuan dirakam di sini....


Selepas kemenangan di stadium, di sinilah jurulatih Datuk Misbun Sidek (lagenda badminton dunia) menjamu selera dan bertemu peminatnya secara eksklusif. Datuk LCW tidak bersama kerana komitmen lain yang telah diatur terlebih dahulu.....


di ruang dapur rumah kami menjamu selera....


bergambar ramai2 di ruang tamu.....


inilah tukang sorak/penyokong dan juga chef untuk makan malam tadi....sempat bersorak di stadium dan memasak utk dinner right after the game....


sebaik sahaja Datuk LCW menang... di belakang pentas!!

lagi berita kemenangan Datuk LCW

Monday January 18, 2010

Chong Wei turns on the style in first Korean Open victory

By RAJES PAUL

KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei celebrated in a grand fashion in Seoul yesterday after becoming the first Malaysian to win a Korean Open badminton title.

He was the master of the court in the men’s singles final against Peter-Gade Christensen, breaking the resolve of the top Dane for a clinical 21-12, 21-11 win in 34 minutes to get his season off to a roaring start. Chong Wei won the title without dropping a single game in five matches.

It was also sweet revenge for the 2008 Beijing Olympics silver medallist in the opening leg of the Super Series circuit. He was beaten by Christensen in three games in the final last year.

And after he succeeded in becoming the first Malaysian to get on the list of champions in the Korean Open since its inception in 1991, Chong Wei did a little jig and punched his fists into the air.

“It really feels great to be able to control the game from the start against a good player like Peter,” said Chong Wei in a telephone interview.

He bombarded the Dane at every opportunity with his smashes to make clear his intentions to nail the title.

“I did allow Peter to keep up with my pace. I was bent on winning my first Korean Open title and that was the motivation for me to keep at my game,” he said.

“It is nice to start the season with a title. It gives me the motivation to meet the challenges ahead with more confidence.”

Chong Wei also hoped that the win in South Korea would silence those who had been critical of him on his decision to skip the Laos SEA Games last month for fear of aggravating a knee injury.

“Honestly, the short break was a blessing in disguise. Some quarters questioned my motives when I skipped the Games. But the break allowed me to start the year without having to worry about aggravating the injury,” he said.

“I have a long journey this year. I have so many more important tournaments ahead for me and I have to set my priorities.”

Among his major assignments for the year are the Thomas Cup Finals, World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

Chong Wei’s next task is to reward his faithful fans with another good showing at the Malaysian Open, which begins on Wednesday at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

“Being the favourite has its dangers. All the players will be out to scalp me. But I will be ready for tougher challenges,” said the defending champion, who will be out to claim the home Open title a sixth time.

In the men’s doubles, South Koreans Jung Jae-sung-Lee Yong-dae went the distance to defeat Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng of China 21-11, 14-21, 21-18 in a gruelling 68-minute final.

It was revenge of sorts for the Koreans, who suffered an agonisingly narrow defeat by the Chinese in the final of the world championships in India last year.