Lee Chong Wei

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Character Introduction

Lee Chong Wei, born on 21 October 1982 in Penang, Malaysia, with an ancestral origin in Nan’an County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, is a former Malaysian badminton men’s singles player, known as Malaysia’s badminton first brother, one of the four heavenly kings of the world’s badminton world, and the runner-up of the men’s singles badminton team of the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games, who was named Dato’.

Lee is originally from Fujian, and his grandparents went south from Fujian to make a living back then, and since then he has been rooted in Penang, the second largest city in Malaysia.

In 1993, his father, who liked to play badminton, brought Lee Chong Wei to his regular club to play, Lee Chong Wei curiously picked up the racket and swung a few times, the coach saw that this 11-year-old boy has a great deal more than the average children’s physical coordination, and then took Lee Chong Wei as an apprentice, so that Lee Chong Wei every day after school to the club to practice. So Li Zongwei began to learn badminton formally.

From learning to badminton professional school, from the state team (equivalent to China’s provincial team) and then to the national team, Li Zongwei only used 6 years, during which Li Zongwei was also overlooked by the Malaysian youth team for three years, but the good thing is that the Malaysian national team was finally recommended by the head coach of the Malaysian national team, Frost, to enter the national team.

In 1999, at the age of 17, Lee won the Malaysian National Championships .

In November 2000, the Badminton World Junior Championships were held in Guangzhou, where Lee, who had high hopes, lost to Indonesian star Soni Dwi-Kuncoro in the semi-finals and came third. At that time, Malaysia’s ”men’s singles number one” was Wong Chong Han, and the coach only regarded Lee as a newcomer with ”all-round skills and a promising future”.

In 2003, Lee Chong Wei won the second place in Malaysian Badminton Open Men’s Singles, the 3rd place in Holland Badminton Open Men’s Singles, and entered the top 8 of Denmark Badminton Open.

In July 2004, at the Malaysia Open, Lee got his first open title and rose to the top 16 in the world rankings.In August, Lee lost to China’s Chen Hong in the 16-8 match of the men’s singles at the Athens Olympics. After the Olympics, Lee’s career took a turn for the better when his Malaysian coach, Misbun Sidek, was replaced by Chinese coach Li Maou. 5 December, under the guidance of his new coach, Lee’s footwork and net technique improved significantly, and his scores gradually rose to win his second career Open title, the Chinese Taipei He won his second career Open title, the Chinese Taipei Open.

In 2005, Lee won the third place in the Men’s Singles of the World Badminton Championships and the Men’s Singles of the Malaysia Open. With his outstanding achievements, Lee Chong Wei gradually replaced Wong Choong Han as the No.1 men’s singles player in Malaysia.

In January 2006, Lee became the third Malaysian men’s singles player to be ranked No. 1 in the world since the official rankings were established in the 1980s, after Rashid Sidek and Roslyn Hashim, and in September, Lee lost to China’s Bao Chunlai in the quarter-finals of the World Badminton Championships in Madrid, before hitting the bottom of the career ladder. On the eve of the Doha Asian Games in December, Lee was involved in a car accident and suffered six stitches in his head. After returning from the Asian Games in defeat, the coach who brought him from an ordinary player to the world No.1, Li Maohua, was changed to coach Misbun Sidek. Since then, Lee has also become more committed to training and has taken another quantum leap in speed and attack.

In May 2007, in the Indonesia Open, the second super tournament in which Lee Chong Wei came out of the doldrums, he won the title by defeating China’s Bao Chunlai in the final. In the subsequent group stage of the Sudirman Cup, he defeated China’s Lin Dan, but in the end, the Malaysian team lost 1:4 to the Chinese team. Lee Chong Wei suffered from knee pain in both the Denmark and France Open badminton tournaments, but recovered after a few weeks of moderate training.

In early 2008, Lee won his first Men’s Singles title at the Badminton World Federation Super Series Finals, and in August, Lee made it all the way to the final of the Beijing Olympics badminton tournament. In the men’s singles final, Lee was eventually defeated by China’s Lin Dan 0:2 (12-21, 8-21) to finish second in the Olympics. Taking the second Olympic silver medal in history for Malaysia .

In early 2009, Lee Chong Wei won the Malaysian Open Men’s Singles title and the Men’s Singles title at the Badminton World Federation Super Series Finals, and in March, he reached the final of the All England Badminton Championships, but still lost to China’s Lin Dan and finished second.

On 9 January 2010, in the Badminton World Federation Super Series Finals, Lee Chong Wei won the men’s singles title and became the first player ever to achieve three consecutive titles in the Badminton World Federation Finals. 21 November, in the men’s singles final of the Guangzhou Asian Games badminton, Lee Chong Wei met with China’s Lin Dan, Li Zong Wei with injuries, Li Zong Wei ultimately failed to defeat Lin Dan to achieve the runner-up. 12 December, in the men’s singles of the Hong Kong, China, Badminton Premier Tournament Final, Lee Chong Wei took 31 minutes to 2:0 (21-19, 21-9) score to beat Indonesia’s Taufik to win the title, won the sixth super tournament title, creating a single-season super tournament championship record.

In May 2011, in the Badminton World Cup Super Series Malaysia Open, Lee Chong Wei won the men’s singles title, creating the myth of seven titles in eight years. in August, in the men’s singles final of the World Badminton Championships in London, Lee Chong Wei in the first set and two match points in the case of the reversal of the Lin Dan, and ultimately 1:2 (22-20, 14-21, 21-23) regrettable loss to the Lin Dan, the runner-up.

In August 2012, during the London Olympics, Lee went all the way to the men’s singles final, the same as the Beijing Olympics, against Lin Dan. In the men’s singles final, Lee eventually lost to Lin Dan by a score of 1:2 (21-15, 10-21, 19-21), finishing second again.

On 21 October 2014, the Badminton Association of Malaysia announced that Lee Chong Wei had failed a test for a banned substance at the Badminton World Championships in August, or would be banned for up to two years.On 5 November, the B-bottle was retested, and the result of the drug test was still positive .On 11 November, the Badminton World Federation formally announced in Kuala Lumpur that Lee Chong Wei would be provisionally suspended from the tournament due to failing the drug test.

On 27 April 2015, the Badminton World Federation announced its verdict on Lee Chong Wei, ordering an eight-month ban from 30 August 2014 until 1 May 2015.On 15 November 2015, in the men’s singles final of the Badminton World Federation Super Series China Open Badminton Championships, Lee Chong Wei defeated China’s Chen Zongwei 2:0 (21-15, 21-11 ) to beat China’s Chen Long to win the title, taking the China Open title for the first time in his career.

On 5 June 2016, at the Indonesia Open of the Badminton World Federation Super Series, Lee won the title with a 2:1 comeback against Denmark’s Jane Jorgensen, sealing the title for the sixth time in Indonesia.

On 19 August 2016, in the Olympic badminton men’s singles semifinals, Lee Chong Wei defeated Lin Dan 2-1 to advance to the final ; on 20 August, Lee Chong Wei lost to Chen Long in the men’s singles final of badminton at the Rio Olympics, and was runner-up at the Olympics for the third time .

In March 2017, Lee Chong Wei won the All England Men’s Singles Championship for the fourth time.

On 16 March 2018, in the quarter-finals of the 2018 All England Open Badminton Championships, the 40th “Lin-Li Battle” between Lin Dan and Li Zongwei became an exciting and classic contest, which was eventually won by Lin Dan 21:16, 21:17.

On 25 July 2018, Lee Chong Wei withdrew from the World Championships due to a respiratory-related illness. Not only will Lee not be able to make a run at the men’s singles title at the World Championships, he will not be participating in the Asian Games, which will be held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Jakarta.

At noon on 13 June 2019, Lee held a special press conference where he announced that he was officially ending his 19-year career.

Malaysian badminton star Lee Chong Wei was officially inducted into the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Hall of Fame in an offline ceremony on 26 May 2023 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Equipment Used

VOLTRIC Z-FORCE Ⅱ, ASTROX 99, ASTROX 99 LCW, DUORA 10 LCW Frost Blue, BG66 ULTIMAX, VOLTRIC Z-FORCE Ⅱ LCW, F-90, NANOSPEED 9900, VOLTRIC Z-FORCE LTD, DUORA 10

Major Achievements

2018 Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Champion
2018 Indonesia Open Badminton Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton Mixed Team Runner-up
Badminton Asia Championships 2018 Men’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up, Badminton Asia Championships 2018
2017 Dubai Finals Badminton Men’s Singles Runner-up
Men’s Singles Champion of Hong Kong, China Badminton Super Tournament 2017
2017 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Runner-up
2017 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2017 Malaysia Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Runner-up
2017 All England Badminton Premier Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2016 Japan Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist of Badminton World Premier Super Tour Finals 2016
2016 Brazil Rio Olympics Badminton Men’s Singles Runner-up
2016 Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
2016 Thomas Cup Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
2016 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Singles Champion
2016 Malaysia Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
2016 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
2015 Hong Kong China Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
2015 China Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
2015 France Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
2015 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
2015 Canadian Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
2015 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
2014 Indonesia Badminton Premier Super Tournament Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2014 Japan Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
2014 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Runner-up
2014 Singapore Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Singles Runner-up
2014 India Badminton Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
2014 All England Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
2014 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2014 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Runner-up
2013 BWF Super Series Finals Men’s Singles Champion
2013 Hong Kong Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Champion
2013 Badminton Super Series France Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
2013 Denmark Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2013 Japan Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Champion
2013 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
2013 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2013 Badminton India Superseries Men’s Singles Champion
2013 Badminton Australia Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
2013 All England Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
2013 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2013 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2012 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Runner-up
2012 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2012 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2012 London Olympic Games Men’s Singles Runner-up
2012 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
2012 India Open Badminton Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2012 All England Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
2012 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2012 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2011 France Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2011 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Runner-up
2011 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2011 Hong Kong Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2011 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
2011 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2011 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
2011 India Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2011 All England Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
2011 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Runner-up
2011 Malaysia Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Champion
2010 BWF Super Series Finals Men’s Singles Champion
2010 Hong Kong Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Champion
2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Men’s Singles Runner-up
2010 Commonwealth Games Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
2010 Commonwealth Games Badminton Mixed Team Champion
2010 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2010 Macau Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
2010 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
2010 Indonesia Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
2010 All England Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
2010 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2010 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Quarter-finals
2010 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2009 BWF Super Series Finals Men’s Singles Champion
2009 Hong Kong Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Champion
2009 China Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
2009 Macau Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
2009 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
2009 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2009 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Quarter-finals
2009 Swiss Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2009 All England Badminton Championships Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2009 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2009 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2008 BWF Super Series Finals Men’s Singles Champion
2008 China Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2008 France Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
2008 Macau Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2008 Japan Badminton Super Series Men’s Singles Runner-up
2008 Beijing Olympic Games Men’s Singles Runner-up
2008 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2008 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Quarter-finals
2008 Swiss Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Runner-up
2008 All England Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2008 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2007 Hong Kong Badminton Open Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2007 China Badminton Open Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2007 French Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
2007 Denmark Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2007 Japan Open Men’s Singles Champion
2007 Philippines Open Men’s Singles Champion
2007 China Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2007 Indonesia Open Men’s Singles Champion
2006 Japan Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2006 Hong Kong Badminton Open Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2006 Macau Badminton Open Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2006 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2006 Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Champion
2006 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
2006 All England Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2006 Swiss Open Men’s Singles Champion
2006 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Quarter-finals
2006 Doha Asian Games Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2006 Doha Asian Games Men’s Team Quarter-finals
2006 Commonwealth Games Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
2006 Commonwealth Games Mixed Doubles Champion
2005 Hong Kong Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2005 Denmark Open Men’s Singles Champion
2005 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2005 World Badminton Cup Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2005 Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Champion
2005 All England Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2005 German Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2004 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Singles Champion
2004 Singapore Open Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2004 Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Champion
2003 Malaysia Badminton Satellite Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
2003 India Badminton Satellite Tournament Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2003 Malaysia Open Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
2002 Badminton India Satellite Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2001 Malaysia Badminton Satellite Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2001 Thailand Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
2000 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Quarter-finals