BEIJING, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- While woman shuttler Wong Mew Choo takes a well deserved rest Tuesday to prepare for her quarterfinal battle, men's singles, Lee Chong Wei and Wong Choon Hann, will take to the third round of the Olympic men's singles.
For Chong Wei, it should be no more than a stroll over Kestutis Navickas of Lithuania to book himself into the last eight against Athens bronze medallist, Sony Dwi Kuncoro, the only Indonesian singles left after the ouster of defending champion Taufik Hidayat.
Choon Hann, who beat Taufik in straight sets Monday night, next meets either Nguyen Tienh Minh of Vietnam or Hsieh Yu Ching of Taiwan.
The men's doubles tussle opens Tuesday with all 16 pairs just a match away from the quarterfinals.
Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah are set to cruise through as they have only minnows, Chris Dednam and Roelor Dednam to beat.
But Malaysia's other pair, Koo Kien keat and Tan Boon Heong will have to be on their guard against the much-improved Shintaro Ikeda and Shuichi Sakamoto.
Sole sailor Kevin Lim will cast off Tuesday in the Laser race in Qingdao, with hopes of a top 20 finish in the single man dinghy event.
"It is going to be tricky because light winds are expected Tuesday and the current keeps changing. There is no other way except to watch how the others fare," said Lim when contacted in Qingdao.
-- BERNAMA
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