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WUHAN, China - World number one Lee Chong Wei steered Malaysia to afirst group tie win at the Thomas and Uber Cups in Wuhan Monday,where the injury-hit shuttler hopes to regain his form before theOlympics. In Malaysia's tie against South Africa, Lee made quick work ofJacob Malieka, effortlessly switching play from smash drives todelicate drop shots and showing no sign of the flu that hadhindered his preparations. "Today was very important even if the opposition was not strong,"Lee said afterwards, between shouts from adoring fans in the crowd. "I wanted to get the tournament feeling. In training there was noair-conditioning so I was able to adjust to it today," he added,referring to the windy conditions in the stadium that havepreoccupied a number of players. Lee arrived in Wuhan with a point to prove. After an injury-plaguedseason and run of poor results, his closest rivals on the circuit,particularly long-time foe Lin Dan, are eyeing Olympic successahead of the Malaysian. In the other tie of the early session, Germany looked good againstthe USA, rushing ahead to a quick 5-0 victory and sending theAmericans, along with the South Africans, out of the Thomas Cupwith two straight losses. In the women's Uber Cup, traditional European powerhouse Denmarkstarted well against the USA with Danish veteran and world numberseven Tine Baun stepping out on court for just 24 minutes to whipRena Wang in two games. One of the best women players outside the Chinese orbit and with afighting chance of a medal at the London Games, Baun's win marked agood day for Denmark as the inexperienced team won 4-1 in theirfirst match in Wuhan. "It's a young and talented team. The players will enjoy theatmosphere," the 32-year-old former number one said. "We have asmall chance against Japan," she added in reference to their nextGroup D opponents. On competing in what will be her last Olympics, Baun wastight-lipped: "Lets see about that." In the other Uber Cup tie, Germany edged out the Australians 3-2 asthey fielded a weakened side without their star player and worldnumber eight Juliane Schenk. The home crowd will be closely watching Indonesia's form laterMonday, when the men step out on court for their tie againstEngland. China is also in Group A and will play the Indonesians onTuesday. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Tasbeeh Counter , Holy Quran Mobile Phone, and more. For more , please visit Digital Quran Pen today!
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