Badminton Japan Open 2012 Final - Koo-Tan lost

Am happy to see our XD bagged their 1st SS championship while for LCW, I expected him to win without LD :)
Very disappointed with Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong though. Being seeded number 2, they lost to the 7th seed South Korean in pair in 33 minutes!
They asked to maintain their partnership and BAM allowed it the next World Championship. I wonder if that is the right decision.

Chong Wei takes men's singles, Koo-Tan go down to S. Koreans

KUALA LUMPUR: National number one mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying won their first-ever BWF Super Series title when they defeated Muhammad Rijal-Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia 21-12, 21-19 in the Japan Open badminton championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

The top seeded Malaysian pair were in fine form in the final as they overcame the fifth seeded Indonesians in just 32 minutes.

Meanwhile, Lee Chong Wei fended off the challenge from Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana to win the men's singles title.

The top seed, who won the title in 2007 and 2010, powered his way through to a 21-18, 21-18 victory over the Thai.

"It was really a good match, but it was tough," Lee, 29, told AFP.

"This is my first tournament after the London Olympics. I'm very happy to start with this victory. I can put my disappointment behind me with this title," said Lee, who lost to Lin Dan in the Olympic finals twice in a row.

Doubles pair Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong failed to make it a trio of wins for Malaysia, going down to South Korea's Kim Ki-jung-Kim Sa-rang 21-16, 21-19 in just 33 minutes.

Source: The Star