KOREA OPEN SF – Payback for Lee and Jung!

KOREA OPEN SF – Payback for Lee and Jung!

Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae left no doubt about their status as the world’s top pair as they rid their closet of the Danish monster, beating an under-the-weather Paaske/ Rasmussen in two quick games. By Don Hearn, Badzine Correspondent live in Seoul. Photos: Badmintonphoto (live) Any who were hoping for a competitive match were disappointed with the way the first match transpired on semi-finals day at the 2009 Yonex Korea Open. However, this is not what the majority of the spectators at Seoul’s No. 2 Olympic Gymnasium were hoping for. No, for them, the thrill of seeing Lee Yong Dae and Jung Jae Sung run roughshod over an opposing pair of any description was enough. Jung Jae Sung, who will begin his military service on February 2nd, was elated after the win over the team that had nipped the Korean duo’s Olympic campaign in the bud. “We were very nervous about playing them again in front of a home crowd in Korea,” said Jung after the match, “but since we were able to get the upper hand early in the match, our nerves settled in and we started to play with confidence. “I think if we had been in a fast driving game, we would have been in trouble in this match. We experimented with a side-by-side position more instead of front and back and that seemed to give us an extra edge.” Jonas Rasmussen offered a clear explanation of what went wrong for the visiting team today. “Lars has been sick all week,” Jonas revealed. “He was shivering during the warm-up and I brought nothing to the match. You just can’t beat this team if you don’t bring you’re A-game. “We are happy with the result in this tournament. We did well in the first round against the other young Korean pair and we thought we might have a shot if Lars could get fresh but unfortunately it went the other way. And this is a whole different level of pair from those we were playing the rest of the week.” Jung/Lee go on to play the winner of Boe/Mogensen of Denmark and Fang/Lee of Chinese Taipei. Lee Yong Dae will, of course, feature in the second last match of the day with Lee Hyo Jung against Chau/Wiratama of Hong Kong. For live semi-final results from the 2009 Yonex Korea Open Super Series, please CLICK HERE Comments Search