I was glad to know Lee Chong Wei has secured at least a silver medal for Malaysia in the Beijing Olympics.
Watching from the live on Astro, the national one shuttler and second seed for the men's singles event here defeated South Korean Lee Hyun-il 21-18, 13-21, 21-13 in the semi-finals Friday at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.
Chong Wei will now take on top seeded Lin Dan from China in the final Sunday.
The Chinese player beat his compatriot Chen Jin 21-12, 21-18 in the other last four men's singles clash.
By booking his place in the final, which will be played on Sunday, the 26-year-old Penangite now stands to pocket at least RM300,000 as an incentive from the Govvernment.
If he manages to win Malaysia's first ever Olympic gold, Chong Wei will pocket a whopping RM1mil.
Malaysia has won a total of three Olympic medals thus far - one silver and two bronze medals - which were all delivered by shuttlers.
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