Indonesia Open: Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk-yiu to battle Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen for second time in two weeks
- Both players make it through men’s singles first round on Wednesday, with Chou needing 74 minutes to prevail
- ‘Lee has nothing to lose against a much higher-ranked player … if he can play free of pressure, he should have a chance,’ says coach
Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk-yiu will have another crack at Taiwan’s Chou Tien-Chen when they meet for the second time in two weeks at the East Ventures Indonesia Open.
Having lost to fourth seed Chou in three games at last week’s Indonesia Masters, Lee will have to step things up in the men’s singles second round of the Super 1,000 level Badminton World Tour tournament.
The event has a total prize purse of US$1.2 million – just short of the US$1.5 million handed out at the World Tour Finals, which are next set for December in Guangzhou.
“Lee is an aggressive player with the power to launch sudden attacks, and always gambles to win points,” Hong Kong head coach Tim He Yiming said.
“This works very well for a young gun like him, but Lee also easily gets caught during competitions for no reason and suffers lapses of concentration. His opponents always take advantage of this.
“Chou is an experienced player and will not miss any chance when it comes his way. Lee must pay full attention to every point and cannot lose his grip.
