Lee has Chen revenge in his sights

World number one Lee Chong Wei earned himself a revenge attempt with All-England champion Chen Long after escaping from close defeat to achieve a breathtaking victory.
The Malaysian did that with a 14-21, 21-19, 21-15 win over Son Wan Ho, the in-form world number 11 from Korea, after being close to the exit at a game down and 15-17 and 17-18 down in the second.
In those difficult moments, Lee played his most controlled badminton, either deep to the back-line or tight to the net, and picked his moments perceptively to apply the sudden moments of pressure which took him to his sixth successive All-England Open final.

Son, by contrast, tended to over-press in the crises after playing a superb match in which he took advantage of Lee's error-tinged first game and also pushed on to an early four-point lead in the final game.
"Son played very well," admitted Lee. "I saw his match yesterday (when he beat the fifth-seeded Kenichi Tago) and I saw how well he was playing.
"But I am also playing well - playing well for myself, playing for my country, and also enjoying being at the All-England."
Lee was asked if his late-night match with Kento Momota of Japan, followed by a 1pm start today had affected his performance in the first half. When he lost 15 out of 20 points at one stage to relinquish the first game.

"It was okay," he said diplomatically, although his wide grin had suggested it might have been a problem. "And I hope I will be okay tomorrow.