Home hope stuns former No 1 Axelsen at Hong Kong Open

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Unseeded Lee Cheuk-yiu defeats seventh-seeded Dane 21-14, 21-19 in the quarterfinal. FMTNews

HONG KONG: Lee Cheuk-yiu stunned former badminton world number one Viktor Axelsen to stroll into the semi-finals of his home Hong Kong Open on Friday.

The tournament has ploughed on despite pro-democracy protests in the city and Lee will play India’s Kidambi Srikanth in the last four on Saturday.“My opponent played very well today and I didn’t control the shuttle under the conditions, so of course very disappointed about that,” said Axelsen.Lee, the world No 27 from Hong Kong who on Thursday defeated China’s third seed Shi Yuqi, said: “The fans made a big difference.“He’s so much taller than me so I had to be aggressive.

The Hong Kong Open is one of the few high-profile sports events to go ahead in the city during five months of increasingly violent demonstrations.

 

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