Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia, the world’s No. 2 shuttler, has entered men’s singles final at the Beijing Olympic Games. He eliminated Lee Hyun-il from South Korea to qualify for the final with 21-18, 13-21, 21-13. He will be facing his tradition rival China world’s No. 1 Lin Dan in the final.

The final showdown will take place at 8:48 p.m. (UTC/GMT +8) on August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium (北京工業大學體育館). If he wins in the final, it would be the first ever Olympic gold for Malaysia, you know?!

Just like Malaysia hoping for the FIRST ever gold medal in Olympics, Singapore also marked history to win the first medal in 48 years in Olympics history, after beating South Korea 3-2 in the semifinal of the women’s team table tennis tournament at the Beijing Olympic Games.

The Southeast Asian city-state, with a population of 4.6 million, has never won a medal at the Games since a silver for men’s weightlifting in 1960. Singapore pinned its hopes on its women paddlers, led by Beijing-born Li Jia Wei.

China will go head to head with Singapore for the gold. So far, the top-ranked Chinese women’s team has never lost any contest to the second seed Singapore which makes them a clear favorite. The gold medal match will take place at 7:30 p.m. (UTC/GMT+8) August 17.

Go Go Lee, and Li also lah.

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