CHINESE badminton ace Lin Dan clinched the Malaysia Open after an electric performance against countryman Chen Long to claim his first major title in two years.
The title is Lin’s first win this year and also his first major success since taking the Malaysia Open in 2017.
The two-time Olympic gold medallist received a US$49,000 (RM200,000) prize presented by his long-time Malaysian rival Lee Chong Wei, who sat out the open over his cancer recovery. – April 8, 2019.
China’s Lin Dan returning a shot during the men’s singles quarter-final match against Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, April 8, 2019.China’s Lin Dan (right) with national player Lee Chong Wei at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, April 8, 2019.China’s Lin Dan returning a shot during the men’s singles quarter-final match against Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, April 8, 2019.China’s Wang Yilyu (left) and teammate Huang Dongping celebrating after winning their mixed doubles quarter-final match against Malaysia’s Chang Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, April 8, 2019.Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi hitting a return during the women’s singles semi-final match at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, April 8, 2019.China’s Lin Dan hitting a return a shot against his countrymen Shi Yuqi during the men’s singles semi-final match at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, April 8, 2019.China’s Lin Dan falling during the men’s singles match against his countrymen Chen Long at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, April 8, 2019.China’s Lin Dan returning a shot during the men’s singles quarter-final match against Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, April 8, 2019.In this picture taken with multiple exposure, Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara returning a shot during the women’s singles semi-final match against compatriot Akane Yamaguchi at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, April 8, 2019.China’s Lin Dan celebrating after winning the men’s singles semi-final match against compatriot Shi Yuqi at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, April 8, 2019.
Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie returns a shot during the men’s singles semi-final match against China’s Chen Long at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, April 8, 2019.Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying celebrating after winning the women’s singles semi-final match against China’s Chen Yufei at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, April 8, 2019.
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