The most anticipated match is the men's singles final, where 11-time Malaysian champion Lee Chong Wei will face the top player in the badminton world, Kento Momota. After 71 minutes of fierce fighting, Lee Chong Wei defeated Momota Kento 2-0 and won his 12th Malaysian men's singl

On July 1, the championship battle for the 2018 Malaysian Open began. The most anticipated event is the men's singles final, where 11-time Malaysian champion Lee Chong Wei will face the top player in the badminton world, Kento Momota (Japan). After 71 minutes of fierce fighting, Lee Chong Wei defeated Momota Kento 2-0 (21-17, 23-21) and won his 12th Malaysian men's singles championship. This is a game that tests the endurance of the heart and is very exciting.

In 2004, Lee Chong Wei won the men's singles championship for the first time at the Malaysian Open at the age of 21, and then won the men's singles championship in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016 respectively. In 2017, Lee Chong Wei prepared to sprint for his 12th championship, but lost to Lin Dan in the final and missed the championship.

In this Malaysian Open, Lee Chong Wei defeated Sakai Kazuo, Lee Hyun-ichi, Axelsen , and Sugiarto, and all won 2-0. Today Lee Chong Wei’s opponent, Momota Kento, is a very strong player. This year’s Asian Championships is the first time he has returned to high-level international competitions after being suspended. In just 2 months, he has defeated Axelsen, Masters such as Lee Chong Wei, Son Wan Ho , Shi Yuqi , Chen Long , Srikanth , Zhou Tiancheng and other masters were defeated one by one.

Compared with the match against Momota Kento in the Asian Championships, Lee Chong Wei was more prepared this time and carefully studied Momota Kento's playing style. Today's Lee Chong Wei has completely changed his style of play compared to last time, focusing on pulling and hanging, forcing Momota Kento to use high-quality to release the net and point-kill offense to score when the quality of Momota's return is not high.

In the first game, both sides took turns to attack and defend, and the score rose alternately, but generally speaking, Li Zongwei had the upper hand, leading after 15 draws, and at 18-17, he seized the opportunity to score 3 points in a row to win the first victory.

In the second game, Li Zongwei started with a 4-1 lead and entered the midfield technical timeout with 11-5. With Lee Chong Wei holding 6 points, everyone thought he would win easily. But after returning to the court again, Momota Kento struggled to catch up. After falling behind by 7 points at 6-13, he scored 6 points in a row to reduce the score to 12-13. Lee Chong Wei stepped up his attack again and pushed the score to 18-15. Kento Momota, who was lagging behind, did not give up and began to speed up the attack. Coupled with Lee Chong Wei's misjudgment, he scored 4 points in a row and led the score to 19-18. Li Zongwei recovered 1 point and tied at 19. Momota Kento scored another 1 point and got the game point at 20-19. At this time, everyone was worried about Li Zongwei, because once it entered the decisive game, Li Zongwei had a very high probability of losing due to physical problems. However, Lee Chong Wei, who was playing at home, did not disappoint everyone and tied the score at 20. Unexpectedly, Momota Kento scored another 1 point, reaching the second game point at 21-20. Lee Chong Wei once again tied the score to 21-21. At this critical moment, the balance of fate tilted towards Lee Chong Wei. First, Lee Chong Wei made a lucky ball and scored 22-21 to get the match point. Then Kento Momota played a backcourt ball. Lee Chong Wei judged it to be out of bounds and threw away the racket to celebrate, but the line referee signaled that it was in bounds. Lee Chong Wei challenged, and the eagle eye showed OUT. Lee Chong Wei lay on the ground excitedly, he won!

Eagle Eye shows Kento Momota out

Congratulations again to Lee Chong Wei for winning the 12th Grand Prix title. As a 35-year-old veteran, facing the 24-year-old Kento Momota, Lee Chong Wei was very proactive throughout the game, playing to his own advantages and using his strength. He suppressed Momota Kento and became the well-deserved King of Marseille. The whole game only lasted 2 rounds, but it took 71 minutes and had multiple rounds of 40-50 shots. It was a great test for the athletes' physical fitness. As a 35-year-old veteran Li Zongwei, he can actually attack at various speeds and tire out young guys like Momota Kento. It is really admirable.

Lee Chong Wei is a well-known tragic hero, but he is an absolute master of men's singles. Although he has never won the Olympic Games, World Championships, Thomas Cup, or Soviet Cup, that is to say, he has never won the title of world champion. However, he is already a world champion in the hearts of badminton fans!