Hong Kong, Sept. 14 -- Li Shifeng walked into the Kowloon Coliseum like a man with a map to buried treasure, and dug out gold with a 21-15, 21-12 masterclass against India's Lakshya Sen, completing a Chinese clean sweep at the Hong Kong Open Super 500 here today.
Five finals, five titles - the dragon roared, and badminton bowed.
Sen started like a shooting star, dazzling with deft touches to surge 4-0 in the first game. But Li, cool as a mountain stream and sharp as a surgeon's scalpel, flipped the script with a barrage of smashes and teasing net shots. From 4-1 up, the Indian found himself chasing shadows, the opener slipping away 15-21.
The second game was deja vu served on fine china. Sen sprinted to 4-1, his racket singing songs of h...