Team Hong Kong in action during the 16th Asian Games men’s team pursuit finals at the Guangzhou Veledrome, November 16, 2010.  GLENN GUAN/The Star (Guangzhou)

Korea’s Lee Eunji falls during the 16th Asian Games women’s sprint quaterfinals at the Guangzhou Veledrome, November 15, 2010.  GLENN GUAN/The Star (Guangzhou)

Let The Games Begin: The Games cauldron is lit and fireworks go off in a spectacular ceremony to mark the opening of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, November 12, 2010. A giant firecracker was lit at the base of the arch and the flames then shot up to light the cauldron. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Face-off: Kelantan’s Indra Putra Mahayudin (right) and Negri Sembilan’s Mohd Aidil Zafuan getting to grips of the coveted Malaysia Cup during a photo shoot at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, October 29, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star

USA’s Michael Russel makes a return to  Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky during their first round of the men’s singles at the Malaysian Open Tennis championships in Bukil Jalil, September 27, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Malaysia’s Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong in action against China’s Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng during the men’s doubles finals of the World Championships in Paris, August 29, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

Ecstasy: Malaysia’s Koo Kien Keat (left) and Tan Boon Heong celebrating after beating South Korea’s Jung Jae-sung-Lee Yong-dae in the men’s doubles quarter-finals of the World Championships , August 27, 2010. Kien Keat-Boon Heong won 23-25, 21-13, 21-14. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei reacts after he lost to Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat  in the men’s singles quarter-finals at the BWF World Badminton Champhionships in Paris, August 24, 2010. Taufik won 21-15, 11-21, 21-12. GLENN GUAN/7The Star (Paris)

China’s Lin Dan reacts after he lost to Korea’s Park Sung Hwan  in the men’s singles quarter-finals at the BWF World Badminton Champhionships in Paris, August 24, 2010. Park won 21-13, 21-13. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei prepares for a smash against England’s Rajiv Ouseph during their men’s singles  match at the 2010 BWF World Badminton Champhionships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, August 26, 2010. Chong Wei won 21-9, 21-9. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

China’s Lin Dan returns a shot to countrymen Bao Chunlai  during their men’s singles match at the 2010 BWF World Badminton Champhionships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, August 26, 2010. Lin Dan won 21-16, 21-13. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

Malaysia’s Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong in action against China’s Chai Biao-Zhang Nan during their men’s doubles match at the 2010 BWF World Badminton Champhionships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, August 26, 2010. Koo-Tan won 21-17, 21-17. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

Denmark’s Tine Baun returns a shot to Bulgaria’s Petya Nedelcheva during their women’s singles match at the 2010 BWF World Badminton Champhionships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, August 26, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

Hard-earned victory: Malaysia’s Nicol David being given a run for her money by England’s Alison Waters during their CIMB Malaysian Open semi-final, July 23, 2010. Nicol won 14-12, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7. GLENN GUAN/The Star