Lee Chong Wei Stops Taufik Indonesia Open Super Series 2009

I really believed this match was going to be a 50/50 match. On Taufik’s (Indonesia) side I could not ignore that he had won 7 Indonesian Opens which basically means he is unstopable on his home turf. On the other side Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia), he is number one on the road and he was just mashing up his oppenents along the way to the finals.
I was not able to witness the match since I was on a plane back to Europe but I can imagine how it went down. Taufik needs a few combinations to happen in order to win. First he needs quick points, he is unlikely to beat the big boys with his fitness. He wants to be the one attacking, since it is his biggest strength. Lastly he needs to win the net, this allows him to attack and get cheap points.
I believe that Chong Wei was able to stay away from all of this by always pushing the shuttle in the court and not allowing Taufik to play tight net. I also think that Chong Wei’s pace was probably always a little too high and kept Taufik under pressure which does not allow him to attack.
If this is more or less what happened then I am not surprised to see that Chong Wei trounced Taufik in the finals 21-9 21-14.
So this is the end of an awsome tournament I will be off to the U.S Open in a few weeks but before that I will be heading to Winnipeg,Canada, for a national training camp. I look forward to training over in Canada with the boys and having a blast.
See you all on another continent