KOTA KINABALU (Malaysia) Sept 7: China’s Chen Hong won the men’s singles title at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament on Sunday with a straight-sets 15-9, 15-5 victory over Malaysian national champion Lee Chong Wei.

The world No. 1 won easily in just over half-an-hour, capitalizing on Lee’s numerous unforced errors during the final at the Likas Indoor Stadium in Sabah state on Borneo island.

Results:

Men’s doubles: Lee Dong Soo/Kim Dong Moon (KOR) bt Fu Haifeng/Chai Yun (CHN) 17-15, 15-11

Women’s doubles: Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen (CHN) bt Gao Ling/Huang Sui (CHN) 15-5, 1-15, 17-15

Men’s singles: Chen Hong (CHN) bt Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 15-9, 15-5

Women’s singles: Zhou Mi (CHN) bt Camilla Martin (DEN) 11-1, 7-11, 11-5 — AP/AFP