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Third seed Bao downed by Korean Lee in quarter-final
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No.3 seed Bao Chunlai from China was ousted by Lee Hyun-il from South Korea 21-23, 11-21 in a quater-final of men's singles at Beijing Olympics in Beijing Thursday.

As the only Chinese player in the bottom half, Bao failed to secure a final berth for China. Lee Hyun-il will meet No. 2 seed Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia in the semifinal of the bottom half.

The 1.90-meter shuttler let his defence easily penetrated by the opponent, and lost the struggle at the net to the much more confident South Korean.

"I lagged too much behind 6-15 in the first game, and it cost me too much energy to catch up," said the world No.3. "Lee played much better at the net."

When asked if he would participate in the next Olympic Games in London, the 25-year-old answered "I don't know," replied the 25-year-old who was defeated by another South Korean Park Tae-sang in the third round at the Athens Olympics.

"During the match, I tried to force him to make errors and this is why I won the match today," said the world No. 10 Korean. "I have always been confident."

On his next opponent Lee, the Korean Lee said they were familiar with each other as they had met each other for many times and tied their head-to-head record 5-5.

"All I have to do is to face the match confidently. I am really looking forward to this game," the Korean said.

(Xinhua News Agency August 14, 2008)

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