I had decided all along that I would like to re-appear at the stadium to witness the matches again and it didn't take much coaxing from my son who loves badminton to make our way to Bukit Jalil Indoor Stadium to watch his idol Lee Chong Wei in action.
The centre court monitors showing the match taking place and the call of the umpire, "love all. play ...."
A section of the crowd rooting for local hero lee chong wei
Eagerly waiting for the lee chong wei vs boonsak polsana match to start
lee chong wei vs boonsak match in progress
Never have I seen a ruthless display from Chong Wei after the break in the first match which he carried on into the 2nd match which left Boonsak spellbound and conceded defeat in straight sets which he later claimed that the local hero was just too fast and had really improved his game. However, we have to see Chong Wei winning tournaments where his nemesis Lin Dan plays as claimed by the Indonesian mens single ace Taufik Hidayat.
He had come to the stadium and would be satisfied just to watch chong wei, his idol. in action. Immediately after the chong wei's match was over, I had encouraged him to rush down with a camera in hand for a picture with his hero. That hope did not materialise but he managed a picture with the mentor of his idol, Datuk Misbun Hj Sidek. He had a smile beaming on his face all along after that and was even looking for more pictures with the other players from now on. This could perhaps spur him to work harder on his badminton training sessions armed with a hope that someday, the gentleman standing next to him would be his coach ... it all starts from a dream and an idol......
The crowd came equipped with banners bearing the initials of their local heroes and waiting patiently for the doubles final match involving Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong.
The doubles final match in progress and the Malaysian doubles pair had lived to their capabilities to win the finals which drove their coach Rexy Mainaky to tears later. Again, this pair had showed their true capabilities which had many times wasn't displayed which we hope this would be the turning point for the many more tournaments this year.
As seen from the monitors, it was just 15 minutes and 1st match over.
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