Chong Wei committed to giving his best on Super Series Finals 2010

For the five-day tournament, Lee Chong Wei’s coach, Misbun Sidek will not by his side. But Lee Chong Wei committed to giving his best performance in the VICTOR BWF Super Series Finals which begins tomorrow.

The VICTOR BWF Super Series Finals is for the great eight players and pairs. Their rank based on the Super Series Standings in 2010. After winning six Super Series titles, Chong Wei topped the Super Series standings this year. He was a winner in Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and England. He was also victorious in two Grand Prix Gold events in Macau and Malaysia. In the team and individual events titled Commonwealth Games, he got two gold medals.

Misbun was at his side for all of his victories. But he decided to resign from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) on Dec 31. However, it has yet to be accepted. The top officials within BAM are keep trying to persuade Misbun to change his mind.

Chong Wei said, “I don’t want to be drawn into all this at the moment. My main focus is the Super Series Finals (in Taiwan) followed by the Malaysian Open. However, I do hope to see Misbun seated behind me when I’m playing at Bukit Jalil (for the PROTON Malaysian Open from Jan 18-23),”

The other players who have qualified for the VICTOR BWF Super Series Finals men's singles event are European champion Peter Gade from Denmark and his teammate, Jan O Jorgensen, winning of the 2010 Denmark Open, 2010 World Championships silver medallist Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia, and the talented youngster Chen Long, Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh, Thailand’s Boonsak Ponsana and China’s Du Pengyu

Three-time world champion Lin Dan, who had limited appearances on the Super Series circuit this year, failed to qualify. He only finished the season in 11th place in the Super Series Standings.

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