SCOTT EVANS WILL face a showdown against world number one Lee Chong Wei at the Badminton World Championships tomorrow.
The Irish number one booked his place in the last 16 with a straight games win over David Obernosterer in Copenhagen earlier today.
After taking the first game against his Austrian opponent, Evans fell 18-10 behind in the second.
But he rallied to finish with 11 unanswered points to secure a 21-7, 21-18 win.
Malaysia’s Lee, twice a runner-up at both the Olympic Games and the World Championships, needed just half an hour to beat Dieter Domke of Germany 21-12, 21-9.
Evans and Lee have met on three previous occasions with Lee winning all three, including their most recent encounter at last year’s World Championships.