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Medicine and science[link]

• Fatty acid, in biochemistry, a carboxylic acid.
• Fatty acid metabolism, catabolic processes.
• Fatty alcohol, aliphatic alcohols derived from natural fats and oils.
• Fatty degeneration, the deposit of fat globules in a tissue.
• Fatty liver, a medical condition.
• Fatty streak, the earliest stages of atheroma.

Other uses[link]

• A derogatory term for someone who is obese
• Fatty Bear, a fictional teddy bear from game developer Humongous
• Fatty Finn, an Australian film
• Fatty Koo, an American band
• "Fatty McButterpants", an episode of The King of Queens
• I, Fatty, a novel by Jerry Stah
• Roscoe Arbuckle, a comedian also known as Fatty Arbuckle
• Fredegar Bolger, also called "Fatty"; a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
• Fatty Lumpkin, a pony from The Lord of the Rings
• Slang term for an oversized cannabis or hashish joint (cannabis) or blunt
• A character in "The Bash Street Kids" in the UK's The Beano comic
• Fatty Fudge, a character in "Minnie the Minx" in the UK's The Beano comic
• "You're the One for Me, Fatty", a song by Morrissey
• The nickname of Frederick Algernon Trotteville, one of the central characters in Enid Blyton's Five Find-Outers series of mystery novels.

See also[link]

• Fat (disambiguation)

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Taufik Hidayat
Personal information
Born	(1981-08-10) August 10, 1981 (age 30) Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st)
Country	Indonesia
Handedness	Right
Coach	Mulyo Handoyo
Men's singles
Highest Ranking	1 (2000)
Current Ranking	11 (March 23, 2012[1])
Medal record Competitor for  Indonesia Men's badminton Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Men's singles World Championships Gold 2005 Anaheim Men's singles Silver 2010 Paris Men's singles Bronze 2009 Hyderabad Men's singles Bronze 2001 Seville Men's singles Asian Games Gold 2006 Doha Men's singles Gold 2002 Busan Men's singles Silver 2002 Busan Team Bronze 2010 Guangzhou Team Bronze 2006 Doha Team Thomas Cup Gold 2002 Guangzhou Team Gold 2000 Kuala Lumpur Team
BWF Profile

Taufik Hidayat (born August 10, 1981 in Bandung, West Java) is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles. He has also won the Indonesian Open six times (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006).^[2]

When he was young, he joined the SGS Club, a badminton club in Bandung, where he trained under Iie Sumirat.

Hidayat won the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In August 2005, he won the men's singles competition at the IBF World Championships. He also won the gold medal at the Asian Games twice, at Busan in 2002 and Doha in 2006.

Popular media has at times focused on the perceived rivalry between Hidayat and Chinese player Lin Dan, referring to the two as "arch rivals".^[3][4][5]

Player attributes[link]

Hidayat's main qualities are his backhand (as he is perhaps most famous for his backhand smash, revered for its unusually high generation of power), forehand jump smash, drop shot (reverse slice in particular), smooth footwork and deceiving net play. Hidayat's forehand jump smash in the 2006 world championships is currently the fastest smash recorded in single's competition: he recorded a 305 km/h in a match against Ng Wei.

This overwhelming power on both his forehand and backhand, combined with his tenacity at the net and scope for deceptive shots, provide him with an extremely diverse weaponry on court, making him one of the most difficult players to face on the open circuit. Criticisms are in his lack of fitness, impatience with loud crowds and his propensity to return a net shot with a net shot, even though his opponent is dangerously close to the net.

Participation in the Indonesian team[link]

• 5 times at Sudirman Cup (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
• 6 times at Thomas Cup (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
• 3 times at Summer Olympics at individual event (2000, 2004, 2008)

Achievements[link]

Career finals (25 titles, 15 runner-ups)[link]

Outcome	Year	Tournament	Opponent in final	Score
Winner	2011	India Open Grand Prix Gold	Sourabh Varma	21-15, 21-18
Runner-up	2011	Malaysia Open	Lee Chong Wei	8-21, 17-21
Runner-up	2010	Hong Kong Open	Lee Chong Wei	19-21, 9-21
Winner	2010	French Open	Joachim Persson	21-16, 21-11
Runner-up	2010	Denmark Open	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	19-21, 19-21
Winner	2010	Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold	Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	26-28, 21-17, 21-14
Runner-up	2010	World Championships	Chen Jin	13-21, 15-21
Winner	2010	Canadian Open	Brice Leverdez	21-15, 21-11
Runner-up	2010	Indonesia Open	Lee Chong Wei	19-21, 8-21
Runner-up	2009	French Open	Lin Dan	6-21, 15-21
Runner-up	2009	Japan Open	Bao Chunlai	15-21, 12-21
Winner	2009	U.S. Open	Hsueh Hsuan-Yi	21-15, 21-16
Runner-up	2009	Indonesia Open	Lee Chong Wei	9-21, 14-21
Winner	2009	India Open	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	21-18, 21-19
Runner-up	2008	French Open	Peter Gade	21-16, 17-21, 7-21
Winner	2008	Macau Open	Lee Chong Wei	21-19, 21-15
Winner	2007	SEA Games (2)	Lee Yen Hui Kendrick	21-15, 21-9
Runner-up	2007	Macau Open	Chen Jin	21-19, 17-21, 18-21
Runner-up	2007	Chinese Taipei Open	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21-18, 6-21, 13-21
Runner-up	2007	Japan Open	Lee Chong Wei	20-22, 21-19, 19-21
Winner	2007	Badminton Asia Championships (3)	Chen Hong	21-18, 21-19
Winner	2006	Asian Games (2)	Lin Dan	21-15, 22-20
Runner-up	2006	Japan Open	Lin Dan	21-16, 16-21, 3-21
Winner	2006	Indonesia Open (6)	Bao Chunlai	21-18, 21-17
Winner	2005	World Championships	Lin Dan	15-3, 15-7
Winner	2005	Singapore Open (2)	Chen Hong	15-9, 15-3
Winner	2004	Olympic Games	Shon Seung-mo	15-8, 15-7
Winner	2004	Indonesia Open (5)	Chen Hong	15-10, 15-11
Winner	2004	Badminton Asia Championships (2)	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	15-12, 7-15, 15-6
Winner	2003	Indonesia Open (4)	Chen Hong	15-9, 15-9
Winner	2002	Asian Games (1)	Lee Hyun-il	15-7, 15-9
Winner	2002	Indonesia Open (3)	Chen Hong	15-12, 15-12
Winner	2001	Singapore Open (1)	Wong Choong Hann	7-5, 0-7, 7-1, 1-7, 7-4
Winner	2000	Indonesia Open (2)	Ong Ewe Hock	15-5, 15-13
Winner	2000	Badminton Asia Championships (1)	Rony Agustinus	14-17, 15-2, 15-3
Runner-up	2000	All England Open	Xia Xuanze	6-15, 13-15
Winner	2000	Malaysia Open	Xia Xuanze	15-10, 17-14
Winner	1999	SEA Games (1)	Wong Choong Hann	15-10, 11-15, 15-11
Winner	1999	Indonesia Open (1)	Budi Santoso	17-14, 15-12
Runner-up	1999	All England Open	Peter Gade	11-15, 15-7, 10-15

Record Against Selected Opponents[link]

Includes results from all competitions 2000–present.^[6]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Taufik Hidayat, The Official Taufik Hidayat Website
• Taufik Hidayat, #48 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"
• sports-reference.com
• tournamentsoftware.com

Chen Jin
Personal information
Birth name	陈金
Born	(1986-01-10) January 10, 1986 (age 26) Handan, Hebei, China
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	72 kg (160 lb) [1]
Country	China
Years active	2007-now
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest Ranking	2 (February 2007)
Current Ranking	4 (April 26, 2012[2])
Medal record Competitor for  China Men's badminton Olympic Games Bronze 2008 Beijing Men's singles World Championships Gold 2010 Paris Men's singles Silver 2009 Hyderabad Men's singles Bronze 2011 London Men's singles Thomas Cup Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team Gold 2008 Jakarta Team Gold 2006 Tokyo Team Gold 2004 Jakarta Team Asian Games Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team Gold 2006 Doha Team Bronze 2010 Guangzhou Men's singles
BWF Profile

Chen Jin (simplified Chinese: 陈金; traditional Chinese: 陳金; pinyin: Chén Jīn; born January 10, 1986 in Handan, Hebei) is a male badminton player from China. He is the former World Men's singles Champion, after defeating Taufik Hidayat in the final of the 2010 BWF World Championships in Paris.

Career[link]

2004–2008[link]

Since winning the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in 2004, Chen has developed into one world's elite men's singles players. His titles include the Polish (2004), French (2004), German (2006), Swiss(2007), and Macau (2007) Opens. Chen captured the China Masters title in 2006, and in 2008 he won his biggest title to date, the prestigious All-England Championships over his teammate and world number one Lin Dan. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, however, he was beaten in the semifinal by Lin Dan and settled for a bronze medal after defeating Korea's Lee Hyun-il in the playoff for third place. Chen was also a bronze medalist at the 2007 World Championships and a silver medalist at the 2008 Badminton Asia Championships. He is a member of China's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) team which has lifted the highly coveted cup for three consecutive campaigns (2004, 2006, 2008).

2009[link]

Chen Jin skipped the Proton Malaysia Open Super Series and Korea Open Super Series in January. His first tournament in 2009 was the All England Open Super Series. Chen Jin went down 12–21 6–11 (retired) against Lin Dan in the semi-final because of his slightly leg injury. A week later, Chen Jin participated in the Wilson Swiss Open. He was again blown away by Lin Dan, losing 13–21 14–21 in his semi-final match. In May, Chen Jin registered in the Aviva Singapore Open Super Series. He had clashed into the semi-final against his teammate Bao Chunlai. In the semifinal match, he was blown away 19–21 18–21 by Chunlai and have nobond in the final match. A month later, Chen Jin entered the Djarum Indonesia Open. In Indonesia, he has beaten the olympic champion Lin Dan 18–21 21–17 21–4 in the quarters-final. Lin Dan of China may be hurt his somewhere against compatriot Chen Jin. In the semifinal match, Chen Jin was stopped by the world number one Lee Chong Wei with 15–21 20–22. In August, Chen finished second to compatriot Lin Dan 21–18, 21–16 in 45 minutes at the final of 2009 World Championships in Hyderabad, India.^[3]

2010[link]

In January, Chen entered the Proton Malaysia Open Super Series. He was clashed into semi-final match in Malaysia against the world number one Lee Chong Wei. Against Lee Chong Wei, he went down in straight games 11–21 13–21. A week later, Chen went to the Korea Open Super Series. He played until the quarter-final match only in the Korea Open. He was again stopped by the 1st seed Lee Chong Wei with rubber games 14–21 21–15 16–21 and ended the tournament. In March, Chen took part in the All England Open Super Series. He lost to Japanese Kenichi Tago with rubber games 20–22 21–19 13–21 in the quarters-final and have no chance for registering in the semi-final. After a week, Chen joined the Wilson Swiss Open. Chen had classed into the final and had won his first champion in 2010. The finalist he beat was his compatriot Chen Long. Chen Jin won in rubber games 12–21 21–15 21–17 in the Swiss Open final. Later in May, Chen represented his country China to play the Thomas Cup Finals 2010 which is held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chen and his others men's team members all had clashed into the final match luckily. Chen is ranked no.2 men's singles player of China to play in the Thomas Cup Finals. In the final match, he beat Indonesia's Simon Santoso in rubber games 19–21 21–17 21–7 and had helped all his men's team members won the Thomas Cup's gold medals again. Chinese men's badminton is won 3–0 over the Indonesian team at the Thomas Cup Finals. Three months later, Chen was registering to play the World Badminton Championships in Paris. He was again clashed into the final and won the men's singles gold medal. The finalist played against him in the 2010 World Badminton Championships was the Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat who has outplayed the world number one Lee Chong Wei in the last eight match. He beat Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat 21–13 21–15 in the final competition. In September, Chen Jin joined the China Masters Super Series which is held in his home country. He was outplayed by Chou Tien Chen from Chinese Taipei 18–21 8–16 (retired) in the second round because of his leg injury. After a two month rest, Chen came back to play in the 2010 Asian Games men's team tournament and the individual tournament which were held in Guangzhou, China. Chen Jin again helped Chinese men's team reach the final by defeating Hong Kong's Chan Yan Kit in the quarter-finals, Indonesia's Simon Santoso in the semi-final and in the final match, he beat South Korean Shon Wan Ho with an easy 21–9 21–15 win. Chen Jin also helped secure the men's team gold medal for China. Later in the individual match, Chen Jin again lost to the world number one Lee Chong Wei in rubber games 21–14 15–21 7–21. Chen Jin was tied at 15–15 in the second game against Chong Wei but let the world number one overtook him in the second game. In the final game, Chen Jin made a lot of careless mistakes and allowed the world number one to pull away at 11–4, 16–6 and 20–7. Hence, Chen Jin could only add a bronze medal for China in the individual event. A week later, Chen took part in the China Open Super Series which was held in Shanghai and reached the semi-finals.

Achievements[link]

Individual titles (13)[link]

Year	Tournament	Opponent in final	Score
2012	Badminton Asia Championships	Du Pengyu	21-12, 21-18
2012	Australian Open	Nguyen Tien Minh	21-11, 21-12
2012	Swiss Open (3)	Lee Hyun-il	14-21, 21-9, 21-17
2011	Singapore Open	Lin Dan	No match
2010	World Championships	Taufik Hidayat	21-13, 21-15
2010	Swiss Open (2)	Chen Long	12-21, 21-15, 21-17
2008	Hong Kong Open	Lin Dan	21-9, 9-21, 21-17
2008	All England Open	Lin Dan	22-20, 25-23
2007	Macau Open	Taufik Hidayat	19-21, 21-17, 21-18
2007	Swiss Open (1)	Simon Santoso	21-16, 21-10
2006	China Masters	Peter Gade	21-19, 21-14
2006	German Open	Chen Hong	15-3, 15-7
2004	French Open	Björn Joppien	15-9, 15-5

     Super Series tournament

     Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix tournament

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Chinese) Chen Jin's blog

Peter Høeg Gade
Personal information
Birth name	Peter Gade Christensen
Born	(1976-12-14) December 14, 1976 (age 35) Aalborg, Denmark[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st)
Country	Denmark
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest Ranking	1 (October 28, 1997)
Current Ranking	4 (October 27, 2011[2])
Medal record Competitor for  Denmark Men's badminton World Championships Silver 2001 Seville Men's singles Bronze 2011 London Men's singles Bronze 2010 Paris Men's singles Bronze 2005 Anaheim Men's singles Bronze 1999 Copenhagen Men's singles Sudirman Cup Silver 2011 Qingdao Team
BWF Profile

Peter Høeg Gade (born December 14, 1976, in Aalborg, Denmark)^[2][1] is a Danish professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen. He has two children with the former handball player Camilla Høeg.

Gade made his mark in badminton history through his All England Open Badminton Championships singles title in 1999 and his four European Championships crowns in the men's single event. He topped the world rankings from 1998 to 2001. With his 16 Grand-Prix titles, he has become one of the most successful players of all time. Into his 30s, Gade remains very active on the international circuit. On June 22, 2006, he briefly recaptured the number one spot in the world rankings. This was achieved after winning the Singapore Open and reaching the quarter-final at the Malaysia Open.

Player attributes[link]

His playing style is known for fast attacks, smooth footwork and constant pressure. His deception is particularly creative for a world badminton player, and he uses a widely recognised and highly successful "trademark shot" (the so-called "double action" of the racket sends the shuttle to the back of the court, while aiming to bring the player towards the net). With a plethora of deceptive shots, he has been known to win points from more outrageous attempts, such as the reverse forehand (using the opposite side of the racket head to the one anticipated, to make contact with the shuttlecock at a radically different angle).

Career highlights[link]

International Tournament wins[link]

Mens' singles unless otherwise noted

• 1994—World-Junior-Champion in men's doubles (partner Peder Nissen)
• 1995—Scottish Open, European-Junior-Championships
• 1997—German Open, Taiwan Open, Hong Kong Open
• 1998—Japan Open, Swiss Open, Danish Open, Malaysian Open, European Championships
• 1999—All England Open Badminton Championships, Ipoh Masters, Copenhagen Masters, Japan Open, World GrandPrix
• 2000—Korea Open, Danish Open, Taiwan Open, European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
• 2001—Copenhagen Masters, Korea Open
• 2002—US Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2004—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
• 2005—Korea Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2006—European Championships, Aviva Singapore Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2007—Malaysian Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2008—Denmark Open, French Open, Copenhagen Masters^[3]
• 2009—Korea Open
• 2010—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters

BWF Super Series[link]

2010[link]

Player	MAS (Jan)	KOR (Jan)	ENG (Mar)	SUI (Mar)	SIN (May)	INA (Jun)	CHN (Sept)	JPN (Sept)	DEN (Oct)	FRA (Nov)	CHN (Dec)	HKG (Dec)	Points
Peter Gade	(2) Lost to Lee Chong Wei 12–21 11–21	(SF) Lost to Boonsak Ponsana 21–11 12–21 16–21	(SF) Went down 17–21 14–21 against Lee Chong Wei	(SF) Went down 20–22 17–21 against Chen Long	(SF) Lost to Boonsak Ponsana 22–20 17–21 16–21	DNP	DNP	(SF) Went down 11–21 19–21 against Lin dan	Walkover in the first round	(SF) Lost to Joachim Persson 14–21 21–16 17–21	DNP	DNP (WITHDRAW)

2010 BWF Super Series – Men Single's Standings

2009[link]

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	SF	1	QF						QF	SF		2	15,620

2009 BWF Super Series – Men Single's Standings

2008[link]

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	DNP	SF	DNP	DNP	SF	R2	DNP	R1	1	1	R2	R2	45,240

2008 BWF Super Series – Men Single's Standings

2007[link]

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	1	DNP	R1	SF	SF	QF	R2	QF	R2	QF	QF	QF	54,440

2007 BWF Super Series – Men Single's Standings

Olympics[link]

Gade represented Denmark in badminton singles in three summer Olympics (2000, 2004 and 2008).

He reached the semifinals in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he lost to eventual gold medalist Ji Xinpeng of China. In the bronze medal match, he lost to another Chinese player, Xia Xuanze. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, he defeated Chien Yu-Hsiu of Chinese Taipei and Nikhil Kanetkar of India in the first two rounds. However, in the quarter finals, Gade was defeated by the eventual champion, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15–12, 15–12.

Gade stated that one of his final career goals would be a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In an interview, he indicated that it might be one of his final big tournaments although not ruling out the possibility of continuing his career after the games.^[4] He was planning to retire after the Beijing Olympics and begin coaching badminton. Gade won his first match in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in round two after defeating Nabil Lasmari 21–6, 21–4. In the third round Gade faced Shoji Sato. Gade was nearly beaten after losing the first set 21–19 and Shoji Sato having 2 match points in the second with the score at 18–20. However, Gade won the set 22–20 and went on to win the third set 21–15. Gade lost in straight sets to the Chinese champion Lin Dan in the quarter-final.

Interestingly, Gade lost to the eventual winner in all three Olympic contests he entered. Furthermore, he was the closest to beating them in the eventual winners' tournament path in all three instances.

Other[link]

• Danish National Champion: 2000, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
• Runner up of the 2008 BWF Super Series Masters Finals
• Medals at World Championships: Silver (2001) and Bronze (1999,2005,2010 and 2011)

Equipment[link]

Rackets[link]

• Yonex Voltric Z-FORE
• Yonex Voltric 80
• Yonex Arcsaber 10 PG
• Yonex Arcsaber 10
• Yonex Armortec 700
• Yonex Muscle Power 88
• Yonex Muscle Power 77
• Yonex Isometric Slim 10
• Yonex Carbonex 7000 Plus

Shoes[link]

• Yonex SHB-98MX
• Yonex SHB-100 MX
• Yonex SHB-91 MX

Honors[link]

• Special Award of the DBF 2006
• IBF World Badminton Player of the year 1998

References[link]

External links[link]

Badminton portal

• Official site
• BWF Profile: Peter Gade Badminton World Federation
• DBF Profile Danmarks Badminton Forbund

Lee Chong Wei
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Personal information
Birth name	李宗伟
Born	(1982-10-21) October 21, 1982 (age 29) George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Country	Malaysia
Handedness	Right
Coach	Tey Seu Bock
Men's singles
Highest Ranking	1 (29 June 2006 – 20 July 2006, 24 August 2006 – 21 September 2006, 21 August 2008 –)
Current Ranking	1 (Thursday, January 05, 2012[1])
Medal record Competitor for  Malaysia Men's badminton Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Men's singles World Championships Silver 2011 London Men's Singles Bronze 2005 Anaheim Men's singles Asian Games Silver 2010 Guangzhou Men's singles Bronze 2006 Doha Men's singles Bronze 2006 Doha Team Sudirman Cup Bronze 2009 Guangzhou Team Thomas Cup Bronze 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team Bronze 2008 Jakarta Team Bronze 2006 Sendai/Tokyo Team Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi Men's singles Gold 2010 Delhi Mixed Team Gold 2006 Melbourne Men's singles Gold 2006 Melbourne Mixed Team Asian Championship Gold 2006 Johor Bahru Men's singles
BWF Profile

Datuk Lee Chong Wei (simplified Chinese: 李宗伟; traditional Chinese: 李宗偉; pinyin: Lǐ Zōngwěi; born October 21, 1982 in Georgetown, Penang^[2]) is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam.^[3] Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games. This achievement also earned him the title Datuk, and a description by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as a national hero.^[4]

As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide on August 21, 2008.^[5] He is the third Malaysian men's singles shuttler after Rashid Sidek and Roslin Hashim to achieve such a ranking (since official rankings were first kept in the 1980s), and is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold the ranking for more than two weeks.

Lee is one of the most accomplished Malaysian badminton players having won two All-England championships. However, he is still searching for his first Olympic Games, World Championship and Asian Games titles as the world number 1.

Personal life[link]

In his early years, Lee favoured basketball, however his mother soon banned him from that activity due to the searing heat of the outdoor basketball court. Lee began to learn badminton at the age of 11, when his father, who liked to play the game, brought him to the badminton hall. Attracting the attention of a local coach, the coach asked Lee's father if he could take him as a student. After receiving the nod from his father, the coach began to train Lee after school.^[6] Discovered by Misbun Sidek, he was drafted into the national squad when he was seventeen years old.^[7]

On November 3, 2006, Lee was involved in a car accident. On his way to Bukit Jalil after dinner, he was knocked from behind by a vehicle which had lost control after a tire burst. He was then sent to the Sunway Medical Centre and treated with six stitches for his head injury.^[8]

Lee received RM300,000 on August 21, 2008, as a reward for his silver medal effort in the 2008 Olympic Games. Also, he received RM3,000 a month as a lifetime pension beginning in August 2008.^[9] For the same achievement, he was conferred with a Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), which carries the title Datuk by Governor of Penang, Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas on August 30, 2008.^[10]

On June 6, 2009, Lee received the Darjah Bakti (DB) award, from Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, in conjunction with the Birthday of Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, for his achievements in the 2008 Olympics.^[11] He was in a relationship with Wong Mew Choo, his teammate.^[12] However, Lee and Wong announced they are no longer together during the 2009 World Championships in Hyderabad, India.^[13]

On March 16, 2011, Lee received Permodalan Nasional Berhad shares worth MYR100,000 from Najib Tun razak soon after his triumph in All England Open.^[14] He appointed as KDU University College ambassador on July 31, 2011.^[15]

He has hinted he could retire following the 2012 Olympics.^[16]

Lee autobiography "Dare to be a Champion" was officially published on January 18, 2012.^[17]

Career[link]

2002–2007[link]

Lee picked up only one title in 2002 and 2003, the major achievement being, reaching the final of the 2003 Malaysia Open, his first final of a major tournament, where was defeated by Chen Hong of China.^[18]

Lee then secured two titles in 2004, the Malaysia Open and Chinese Taipei Open. Lee gained a spot for 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. In his first Olympics appearance, Lee defeated Ng Wei of Hong Kong in the first round. His journey ended in the second round when he was beaten by Chen Hong.^[19] Lee then bagged another two titles in 2005, his second Malaysia Open title and Denmark Open. Lee bagged bronze in his first appearance in the world meet, the 2005 World Championships after losing to eventual winner Taufik Hidayat in the semifinal.^[20]

Lee then wrapped up three titles out of six finals in 2006. He was crowned as the winner of Swiss Open,^[21] Asian Badminton Championships and his third Malaysia Open title. He also reached the final of the Chinese Taipei Open, Macau Open and Hong Kong Open. In the Malaysia Open, Lee pulled an amazing comeback, as he fought back from 13–20 down in the rubber game and saved eight match points against Lin Dan, and finally wrapped up the game 23–21 to secure the title.^[22] Lee helped Malaysia bagged two gold medals in the badminton event for 2006 Commonwealth Games in March, in both men's singles and mixed team event.^[23] Lee reaches top spot twice in Badminton World Federation's world rankings in 2006,^[24] and he participated in the World Championships as top seed.^[25] However, he was upset by Bao Chunlai of China in the quarterfinal despite Lee holds all win in previous meeting. The match was also marred by two controversial line calls that were not in favour of Lee.^[26]

The 2007 season saw Lee failing to reach the final for the first time in five years in Malaysia Open, he also suffered an early exit in five competitions afterward and only saw him bounce back and took the Indonesia Open crown, his first title since the 2006 Malaysia Open after reuniting with former coach Misbun Sidek from Li Mao.^[27] His performance at the second half of the year was solid, as he achieved three titles in Philippines Open, Japan Open, and French Open. He also managed to reach the final of the China Open and Hong Kong Open, despite his knee injury haunting him on both occasions.^[28] Lee won all matches he played in Sudirman Cup in June, despite Malaysia finished only fifth in the tournament.^[29] Lee's lowlight of the year was in World Championships, despite the tournament held in front of his home crowd and his solid performance during the second half of the year, he was upset in the third round to Indonesian's Sony Dwi Kuncoro.^[30] Lee took a swipe at chief coach Yap Kim Hock soon after the defeat by claiming that Yap treated him indifferently and was putting pressure in his preparation for the championships.^[31]

2008[link]

Lee Chong Wei playing in the semifinals of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

Lee kicked off year 2008 in success, capturing his fourth Malaysia Open title in five years.^[32] However, Lee only captured his second title of the year in Singapore Open,^[33] also the final tournament in his pre-Olympic preparations, just after five tournaments he took part, in Korea Open;^[34] All England Open;^[35] Swiss Open;^[36] Badminton Asia Championships;^[37] and Thomas Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia where Lee helped Malaysia advanced through to the semifinal where he defeated Lin Dan to give Malaysia a 1–0 lead in its clash with defending champion China. However, Malaysia eventually lost 2–3 due to the defeat of its first doubles team in the vital final match.^[38]

In the 2008 Olympic Games, Lee was given a bye in the first round. He cruised to straight game victories over Ronald Susilo in the second round, Kęstutis Navickas in the third round,^[39] and Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the quarterfinals.^[40] He had a scare in the semifinals where Lee Hyun-il gave him a tough fight, but eventually Chong Wei was able to beat the South Korean and reach the final.^[41] However, it was a one-sided final, as Lee was completely outplayed by Lin Dan and salvaged only 20 points, losing 12–21, 8–21.^[42] He came second place overall.

Lee participated in several tournaments after the Olympic Games, without capturing a title. He advanced to the finals of the Japan Open, the Macau Open and China Open, but lost to Sony Dwi Kuncoro,^[43] Taufik Hidayat,^[44] and Lin Dan respectively.^[45] In the French Open Lee was eliminated in the semifinals.^[46] His coach, Misbun Sidek, cited the pressure of being ranked world number one to explain Lee's recent failure to capture a title.^[47]

Lee ended his last Super Series tourney of the year, the Hong Kong Open, with a sudden withdrawal due to a knee injury, conceding a walkover to Germany’s Marc Zwiebler.^[48] His last minute withdrawal led to the Chinese media to tag him as the "weakest world number one".^[49] The Chinese media also speculated that the three factors had hampered Lee's performance since the Olympic Games. They listed these as the stress of the Olympic final, a phobia of Lin Dan due to his lopsided Olympic defeat at Lin's hands, and (echoing Misbun Sidek's conjecture) the pressure of being the world number one.^[50]

Despite Lee's recent difficulties in international play, he recorded his seventh consecutive victory at the National Badminton Grand Prix Final in Kedah on December 12, 2008, thus breaking the record of six consecutive titles set by Misbun Sidek.^[51] Lee ended the year with a title in the Super Series Masters Finals, however, Lin Dan and China's other top players did not compete, their association citing injuries and fatigue.^[52]

2009[link]

Lee Chong Wei started 2009 season with his fifth Malaysia Open title.^[53] He failed to secure his first Korea Open and All England Open title despite marching into the final.^[54][55] However, he secured his second title of the year in the Swiss Open which was held in Basel, defeating Lin Dan in straight sets and marking his first win in the finals against the Chinese opponent outside home turf.^[56] Next, Lee surprisingly was defeated by Chen Long of China in the India Open.^[57] He cited that the loss was due to food poisoning and insisted the authorities to improve the conditions before the World Championships.^[58] In May, Lee helped Malaysia reached the semi-finals of the Sudirman Cup, the first in national history, despite his unbeaten record in the tournament being blown out by Lin Dan.^[59] He bagged another two titles in June, the Indonesia Open,^[60] and the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold,^[61] despite failing to defend his Singapore Open title when he was surprised by Nguyen Tien Minh in the second round.^[62]