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Chong Wei wins All-England, quashes retirement talk
Published:  Mar 12, 2017 9:31 PM
Updated: 3:02 PM

World number one shuttler Lee Chong Wei cruised to his fourth All-England title after defeating China's Shi Yuqi in straight sets.

"I'll see you in Glasgow (for the World Championship 2017) and next year in All-England," he said after his victory.

This quashes any talk of retirement for the 35-year-old.

He outclassed Shi, who is 14 years his junior, in 45 mins.

Lee won the straight sets with 21-12 and 21-10.

China wins mixed doubles

Earlier, Malaysia's top badminton mixed doubles team Goh Liu Ying and Chan Peng Soon were defeated in their first ever All-England final.

They lost to China's Lu Kai and Huang Yaqiong, who took control of the third set early and won 21-16.

Lu and Huang forced a third set in a nail-biting second set, which they won 21 to 19.

The Malaysian pair won the first set 21 to 18.

This is also Lu and Huang's first All-England final.

The game was concluded in one hour and 25 minutes.

The China pair lauded the Malaysians for "playing very well".

Goh is the first Malaysian woman to make it to an All-England final.

 

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