Clash of the Titanic : Lee Chong Wei vs Lee Hyun IL

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Stay tune for tonite's semi-final clash between Lee Chong Wei and Lee Hyun Il at 18.30 pm (Malaysia/Beijing Time) in the Olympic's Badminton events.

For those who want to watch the match live thru internet, please go to this link......

http://2008.sohu.com/video/live3/

or for the live result, you can go to

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/BD_2008-08-15.shtml

For your information, Lee Chong Wei leads Lee Hyun Il 7-6 in head-to-head meetings.

Misbun: Be cautious

LEE Chong Wei is one win away from a sure medal in the Beijing Olympics but coach Misbun Sidek is preaching caution going into today's semi-final against Lee Hyun Il of South Korea.

Chong Wei scored yet another impressively win when he beat Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21-9, 21-11 in the quarter-final yesterday and the speed in which victory was attained -- 31 minutes -- had Malaysians in anticipation of a gold medal showdown with World No 1 Lin Dan of China on Sunday.

But Misbun begged to differ, saying the three easy wins only mean that Chong Wei must intensify his focus even more."Yes, Chong Wei has been impressive and that is good. However, we are not there yet and we must prepare for any eventuality," said Misbun.

One came when Hyun Il, against a partisan crowd, shocked third seed Bao Chunlai 23-21, 21-11 in 46 minutes at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.
While an upset -- given Hyun Il's quality -- was never ruled out, the fact that the Korean did it with the crowd against him makes the win even more impressive.And this is a worry for Misbun, especially as Chong Wei hasn't been tested as yet."Hyun Il will be a tough opponent and nothing much separates them.

What Chong Wei has going for him is his stability. He has been like a rock thus far and if he can maintain this, he has a very good chance."Chong Wei leads the Korean 7-6 in head-to-head meetings.

Chong Wei, though elated that he was through to the semi-finals, admitted that pressure has intensified now that he is the only Malaysian shuttler standing in the Games."That was the reason for my slow start against Sony. It played on my mind (the last Malaysian still in) and I struggled a bit," said Chong Wei."I know Hyun Il very well and I am not thinking of the final just yet. I have to focus on the semi-final first."

His slow start in the first game saw Sony, bronze medallist in the 2004 Athens Games, lead 6-4 but once Chong Wei pulled ahead to 9-7, he didn't look back."My nerves settled when I reached the break in the lead (11-8). I then began to follow the game plan, which was to draw him to the net and it worked."Chong Wei won the first 21-9 in 14 minutes and it was neck-and-neck in the second till 5-5. Then the Malaysian surged ahead , even leading 15-8 at one stage and Sony conceded 21-11.