IT was the much anticipated clash the badminton fraternity was waiting for and true to form, World No 1 Lee Chong Wei and Olympic champion Lin Dan of China will do battle to own the All England men's singles crown in Birmingham today.
Chong Wei found his touch with a classy 21-8, 21-13 win over Indonesian rival Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia while Lin Dan received a favour from his compatriot Chen Jin who conceded a walkover due to injury in the semi-finals.
Lin Dan, despite being seeded second, will start as the favourite after having beaten Chong Wei rather easily in their previous two meetings - the Beijing Olympics and China Open finals last year - and will be going all out to repeat the feat.
Chong Wei, on the other hand, must be ready to challenge his mighty rival who is in fiery form this week.
National singles coach Misbun Sidek, in a telephone interview from Birmingham, said Lin Dan holds the advantage in the final.
"It's all in the mind for Chong Wei. Lin Dan is the favourite but I want to see a challenge from Chong Wei this time," said Misbun.
"It is going to be very good match as both Chong Wei and Lin Dan are the top two players in the world and are at their best at the moment.
"The final will be all about tactics and strategies and how well Chong Wei can counter Lin Dan as he did against Taufik (in the semis)."
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All malaysians, give your support to Datuk Lee Chong Wei. This crown is just too important to him. Gook Luck I'm sure all malaysians would glue to their TV screen by 8:30pm tonite.
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