WUHAN, China — World No 1 Lee Chong Wei will be out for up to a month after tearing an ankle tendon at the Thomas Cup yesterday, hampering his Olympic title bid and depriving Malaysia of their star shuttler. Malaysia lost 3-2 to Denmark in the men's Thomas Cup group tie in Wuhan, which was just two points into its first match when Lee landed awkwardly and was taken to hospital for what was confirmed later as a torn ankle tendon.
"He will be out for about three to four weeks," said Tey Seu Bock, Malaysia's singles coach. "He will go back to Malaysia as soon as possible to do another MRI scan." Results: Thomas Cup: Group ‘A’: China bt Indonesia 5-0; Group ‘B’: Japan bt Russia 5-0; Group ‘C’: Denmark bt Malaysia 3-2; Group ‘D’: South Korea bt Germany 3-2. China, South Korea, Denmark, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Germany and Russia qualify to knock-outs.
Uber Cup: Group ‘A’: China bt Indonesia 5-0; Group ‘B’: Taiwan bt Netherlands 3-2; Group ‘C’: South Korea bt Germany 5-0; Group ‘D’: Japan bt Denmark 3-2. China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Denmark, Indonesia and Germany qualify to knock-outs. — AFP
