By Kang Seung-woo
Staff Reporter
Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung took the men's badminton doubles title at the Hong Kong Open Sunday night.
The South Koreans rallied to defeat Danish veterans Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 13-21, 21-15, 21-8 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong.
It is the second Super Series gold medal for the second-ranked pair following the Indonesia event in June.
This year, 11 Super Series tournament have taken place and the final one of the season will be held in China Tuesday.
After conceding a series of smashes, Lee-Jung dropped the opening set, and they were 11-5 behind the world No. 11 opponents in the next set.
But the determined Asians came from behind to tie it at 11 and burst out to win 21-15.
In the final set, Lee and Jung were dominant and wrapped up the match by 13 points.