Chong Wei advances to All England quarters

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Chong Wei advances to All England quarters

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Lee Chong beat Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 23-21, 21-18 in All England Badminton Championship.

09 March,2012 04:08 am

Two-time defending champion Lee Chong Wei reached the All England Open badminton quarterfinals after a 45-minute workout with Hans-Kristian Vittinghus on Thursday.Chong Wei won an entertaining second-round match 23-21, 21-18 and patted Vittinghus head with his racket afterward as a compliment for the Danes unrelenting attitude in his first go at the No. 1 player in the world.Also through were Lee Hyun-il of South Korea for the first time since he went all the way to the final in 2006, and Indonesian surprise Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka, whose first All England quarterfinal will be against Chong Wei.Fourth-seeded Saina Nehwal of India was the first woman to make the quarters.