Lee is one of the finest players of badminton in this era.
Second-seeded Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia coasted to a 21-5, 21-7 win over Kestutis Navickas of Lithuania on Tuesday to advance to the Olympic badminton men's singles quarterfinals.
In other men's singles matches, South Korea's Lee Hyun-il overpowered Germany's Marc Zwiebler 21-13, 21-11.
Third-seeded Bao Chunlai of China survived a scare but held on to defeat Poland's Przemyslaw 21-11, 19-21, 21-13. Bao won the match in with a powerful smash that Przemyslaw returned into the net.
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