Tine Rasmussen and Lee Chong Wei once again stole the show on finals day of the Malaysia Open with their second consecutive title in as many years.

Asia powered to a famous Royal Trophy victory on the back of a Thai- dal wave of brilliant golf on Sunday, to deepen the mood of misery in the European camp.

One was playing her 25th Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles final, one was playing her first.

The pink colour of the Lac Retba means that its spirits are marked with good intentions. Those who know the place and who came to attend the finish of the first Africa Race agreed to say that they had never seen the lake displaying such a bright pink colour before.