Chong Wei wins US Open

 lee Chong Wei savoured victory for the first time in over a year, wresting the US Open men’s singles crown in an entertaining duel against Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in the $50,000 badminton tournament here.

In a rare treat for American fans, a packed school gym was captivated as the former World No.1 withstood a spirited challenge from his Danish rival to win the Grand Prix Gold event 22-20, 21-12. 

The Malaysian showcased his endless arsenal of shots as he mixed attack, guile and defence to telling effect.The maestro plotted his way back into badminton’s upper echelons after an eight-month sanction for an anti-doping regulation violation. Fittingly, the Malaysian clinched the honours with his trademark jump-smash and wrapped himself in his national flag to receive his reward from Malaysia’s Consul General to New York, Abdul Razak Abdul Wahab.Meanwhile, women’s singles top seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan defeated compatriot Sayaka Sato 21-16, 21-14 in the final. All four semi-finalists were Japanese.

Manu-Sumeeth lose finalAfter years of struggle, Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy finally reached the summit clash of a Grand Prix Gold event and lost the men’s doubles final in straight games to Chinese pair of Junhui li and Yuchen liu. Though at World No.26, the Indian pair was ranked higher than their opponents (No.29). The Chinese skill, speed and agility proved far better as they won 21-12, 21-16. China took home all the doubles titles