Lee Chong Wei career statistics
This is a list of the main career statistics of Malaysian professional badminton player, Lee Chong Wei. To date, Lee has won a total of sixty-nine BWF singles titles including a record 42 BWF Super Series singles titles, and a record 4 BWF Super Series Finals. He is the first men's singles player to have won every BWF Super Series Premier title. Lee is also a triple Silver Medalist in men's singles, having reached the finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. He is also a quadruple Silver Medalist at the BWF World Championships. However, he was stripped of his achievement as the runner-up at the 2014 BWF World Championships due to doping violations. Following that matter, he served an 8-month suspension from international competitions.
Career finals | |||||
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Discipline | Type | Won | Lost | Total | WR |
Singles | Summer Olympic Games | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.00 |
World Championships | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.00 | |
Asian Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |
Commonwealth Games | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 | |
Southeast Asian Games | – | – | – | – | |
Asia Championships | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | |
BWF World Tour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | |
BWF Super Series | 46 | 20 | 66 | 0.70 | |
BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0.91 | |
BWF International Series | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.54 | |
Total | 69 | 35 | 104 | 0.66 | |
Team | Thomas Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
Sudirman Cup | – | – | – | – | |
Asian Games | – | – | – | – | |
Commonwealth Games | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.67 | |
Southeast Asian Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | |
Asia Team Championships | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.60 | |
Total | 72 | 37 | 109 | 0.66 |
Historic achievements
Lee has won an all-time record 46 BWF Super Series singles titles and has reached a record 18 Super Series Premier singles finals. He is the only man to have won a career Super Series Premier (winning all six tournaments at least once). No player have won more Super Series than Lee. Lee is the only male player to win 3 consecutive BWF Super Series Finals titles (2008–10) and in the process win 18 consecutive matches at the year-end championships.
Lee has won 12 Malaysia Open titles, an all-time record. He is the only player in history to reach 14 Malaysia Open finals. He is the only player to win 2 different Super Series Premier 6 or more times (12 Malaysia Open and 6 Indonesia Open titles). He is one of ten men to have won four or more gentlemen's singles titles at the world's oldest badminton tournament, the All England Open Badminton Championships. Only Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols (5), Frank Devlin (6), Lin Dan (6), Erland Kops (7) and Rudy Hartono (8) have won more All Englands than Lee. Lee is one of only four men to have reached the All England gentlemen's singles final at least seven times and reached at least six consecutive finals in the Open Era. He is also the oldest man to have won the All England.[1][2]
Lee has spent 349 weeks as the No. 1 ranked player in the world (ranked No. 1 for 200 consecutive weeks), the most of any badminton player in history. Lee is the only player to rank No. 1 for more than 300 weeks, and the only player, male or female, to rank No. 1 for 200 consecutive weeks. He has won 64 BWF titles, second only to Lin Dan's 66.
In his prime years, Lee reached an unprecedented 9 major championships finals (1 Commonwealth Games, 1 Asian Games, 3 Olympic Games, and 4 World Championships) of a possible 11 events from 2008 to 2016. In the BWF Super Series Finals, Lee has won four titles in 5 finals, both records at the year-end tournament featuring the top eight players in the year-end rankings. He has qualified for the tournament a record 8 times, including a record 6 consecutive years from 2008 through 2013.
Lee's 2010 season is considered by most badminton experts to be one of the most excellent years since the beginning of the Open Era. He won nine singles titles and won the season-ending Super Series Finals. He won six Super Series events, winning 10 events of the 13 he entered, making the finals of all but two of the events. His overall record was 65–5.
Lee became the oldest No. 1 player on the BWF rankings list (aged 34) in June 2017.
Because of these many accomplishments, Lee is considered by many sports analysts to be one of the greatest badminton players of all time.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Significant finals
Summer Olympic Games medal matches
Singles: 3 (3 silver)[10]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
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Silver | 2008 | Beijing | 12–21, 8–21 | |
Silver | 2012 | London (2) | 21–15, 10–21, 19–21 | |
Silver | 2016 | Rio De Janeiro (3) | 18–21, 18–21 |
World Championships medal matches
Singles: 5 (4 silver, 1 bronze)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
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Bronze | 2005[11] | Anaheim | 3–15, 12–15 | |
Silver | 2011 | London | 22–20, 14–21, 21–23 | |
Silver | 2013 | Guangzhou (2) | 21–16, 13–21, 17r–20 | |
Silver | 2015 | Jakarta (4) | 14–21, 17–21 |
Asian Games medal matches
Singles: 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
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Bronze | 2006 | Doha | 16–21, 18–21 | |
Silver | 2010 | Guangzhou | 13–21, 21–15, 10–21 | |
Bronze | 2014 | Incheon (2) | 20–22, 21–12, 9–21 |
Commonwealth Games medal matches
Singles: 3 (3 gold)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 2006 | Melbourne | 21–13, 21–12 | |
Gold | 2010 | New Delhi (2) | 21–10, 21–8 | |
Gold | 2018 | Gold Coast (3) | 19–21, 21–14, 21–14 |
Southeast Asian Games medal matches
Singles: 1 (1 bronze)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
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Bronze | 2005 | Manila | 11–15, 9–15 |
Asia Championships medal matches
Singles: 4 (2 gold, 2 bronze)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 2006 | Johor Bahru | 21–12, 21–16 | |
Gold | 2016 | Wuhan (2) | 21–17, 15–21, 21–13 | |
Bronze | 2017 | Wuhan | 13–21, 15–21 | |
Bronze | 2018 | Wuhan (2) | 19–21, 14–21 |
Other significant finals
Year–end championships
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Lee has won the most year-end championships (4). He has reached the most finals (5) and semifinals (6). He has participated at the most championships consecutively (6) and the most outright (8). He has won the most matches at the championships (26).
Result | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2008 | BWF Super Series Finals, Sabah | 21–8, 21–16 | |
Win | 2009 | BWF Super Series Finals, Johor | 21–17, 21–17 | |
Win | 2010 | BWF Super Series Finals, Taipei | 21–9, 21–14 | |
Win | 2013 | BWF Super Series Finals, Kuala Lumpur | 21–10, 21–12 | |
Loss | 2017 | BWF Super Series Finals, Dubai | 21–19, 19–21, 21–15 |
BWF Super Series Premier finals
Singles: 18 (12 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Lee is the only man to win all six different titles. He has won the most matches (102) at these tournaments.
Result | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2011 | Korea Open | 19–21, 21–14, 16–21 | |
Win | 2011 | All England Open Badminton Championships | 21–17, 21–17 | |
Win | 2011 | Indonesia Open | 21–11, 21–7 | |
Loss | 2011 | Denmark Open | 15–21, 18–21 | |
Win | 2012 | Korea Open | 12–21, 21–18, 21–14 | |
Loss | 2012 | All England Open Badminton Championships | 19–21, 2r–6 | |
Win | 2012 | Denmark Open | 15–21, 21–12, 21–19 | |
Win | 2013 | Korea Open | 21–12, 21–15 | |
Loss | 2013 | All England Open Badminton Championships | 17–21, 18–21 | |
Win | 2013 | Indonesia Open | 21–15, 21–14 | |
Loss | 2013 | Denmark Open | 22–24, 19–21 | |
Win | 2014 | Malaysia Open | 21–19, 21–9 | |
Win | 2014 | All England Open Badminton Championships | 21–13, 21–18 | |
Win | 2015 | China Open | 21–15, 21–11 | |
Win | 2016 | Malaysia Open | 21–13, 21–8 | |
Win | 2016 | Indonesia Open | 17–21, 21–19, 21–17 | |
Win | 2017 | All England Open Badminton Championships | 21–12, 21–10 | |
Loss | 2017 | Malaysia Open | 19–21, 14–21 |
BWF career finals
Singles: 91 (64 titles, 27 runners–up)
Legend | Years held |
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BWF Super Series Finals (4–1) | 2008–2017 |
BWF Super Series Premier (12–6) | 2011–2017 |
BWF Super Series (30–13) | 2007–2017 |
BWF Grand Prix Gold (9–1) | 2007–2017 |
BWF Grand Prix (1–0) | 2007–2017 |
BWF International Series (7–6) | |
BWF World Tour Super 750 (1–0) | 2018–present |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament[12] | Tier | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 0–2 | Sep 2003 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia | BWF International Series | 9–15, 5–15 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Oct 2003 | India International, India | BWF International Series | 5–15, 13–15 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Nov 2003 | Malaysia International, Malaysia | BWF International Series | 15–7, 15–9 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jul 2004 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia | BWF International Series | 15–3, 15–12 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Nov 2004 | Singapore Open, Singapore | BWF International Series | 3–15, 17–15, 4–15 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Dec 2004 | Chinese Taipei Open, Chinese Taipei | BWF International Series | 15–4, 15–10 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Jul 2005 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (2) | BWF International Series | 17–15, 9–15, 15–9 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Oct 2005 | Denmark Open, Denmark | BWF International Series | 17–14, 15–8 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2006 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | BWF International Series | 15–8, 15–0 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Jun 2006 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (3) | BWF International Series | 21–18, 18–21, 23–21 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Jun 2006 | Chinese Taipei Open, Chinese Taipei | BWF International Series | 18–21, 21–12, 11–21 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Jul 2006 | Macau Open, Macau | BWF International Series | 18–21, 21–18, 18–21 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Sep 2006 | Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong | BWF International Series | 19–21, 21–8, 16–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | May 2007 | Indonesia Open, Indonesia | BWF Super Series | 21–15, 21–16 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jul 2007 | Philippines Open, Philippines | BWF Grand Prix Gold | 21–9, 21–15 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Sep 2007 | Japan Open, Japan | BWF Super Series | 22–20, 19–21, 21–19 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Nov 2007 | French Open, France | BWF Super Series | 21–11, 21–14 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Nov 2007 | China Open, China | BWF Super Series | 12–21, 13–21 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Dec 2007 | Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong | BWF Super Series | 21–9, 15–21, 15–21 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Jan 2008 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (4) | BWF Super Series | 21–15, 11–21, 21–17 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Mar 2008 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | BWF Super Series | 13–21, 18–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jun 2008 | Singapore Open, Singapore | BWF Super Series | 21–13, 21–5 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Sep 2008 | Japan Open, Japan | BWF Super Series | 17–21, 11–21 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Oct 2008 | Macau Open, Macau | BWF Grand Prix Gold | 19–21, 15–21 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Nov 2008 | China Open, China | BWF Super Series | 18–21, 9–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Dec 2008 | BWF Super Series Finals, Malaysia | BWF Super Series Finals | 21–8, 21–16 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2009 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (5) | BWF Super Series | 21–14, 21–13 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Jan 2009 | Korea Open, South Korea | BWF Super Series | 18–21, 21–10, 17–21 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Mar 2009 | All England Open, United Kingdom | BWF Super Series | 19–21, 12–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Mar 2009 | Swiss Open, Switzerland (2) | BWF Super Series | 21–16, 21–16 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jun 2009 | Indonesia Open, Indonesia (2) | BWF Super Series | 21–9, 21–14 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jun 2009 | Malaysia Masters, Malaysia | BWF Grand Prix Gold | 21–16, 21–9 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Aug 2009 | Macau Open, Macau | BWF Grand Prix Gold | 21–15, 21–19 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Nov 2009 | Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong | BWF Super Series | 21–13, 13–21, 21–16 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Dec 2009 | BWF Super Series Finals, Malaysia (2) | BWF Super Series Finals | 21–17, 21–17 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2010 | Korea Open, South Korea | BWF Super Series | 21–12, 21–11 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2010 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (6) | BWF Super Series | 21–13, 21–7 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Mar 2010 | All England Open, United Kingdom | BWF Super Series | 21–19, 21–19 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jun 2010 | Indonesia Open, Indonesia (3) | BWF Super Series | 21–19, 21–8 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Jul 2010 | Malaysia Masters, Malaysia (2) | BWF Grand Prix Gold | 21–8, 14–21, 21–15 | |
Winner | 0–0 | Aug 2010 | Macau Open, Macau (2) | BWF Grand Prix Gold | Walkover | |
Winner | 2–1 | Sep 2010 | Japan Open, Japan (2) | BWF Super Series | 22–20, 16–21, 21–17 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Dec 2010 | Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong (2) | BWF Super Series | 21–19, 21–9 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2011 | BWF Super Series Finals, Chinese Taipei (3) | BWF Super Series Finals | 21–9, 21–14 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2011 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (7) | BWF Super Series | 21–8, 21–17 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Jan 2011 | Korea Open, South Korea | BWF Super Series Premier | 19–21, 21–14, 16–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Mar 2011 | All England Open, United Kingdom (2) | BWF Super Series Premier | 21–17, 21–17 | |
Winner | 2–1 | May 2011 | India Open, India | BWF Super Series | 21–12, 12–21, 21–15 | |
Winner | 2–0 | May 2011 | Malaysia Masters, Malaysia (3) | BWF Grand Prix Gold | 21–9, 21–19 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jun 2011 | Indonesia Open, Indonesia (4) | BWF Super Series Premier | 21–11, 21–7 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Sep 2011 | Japan Open, Japan | BWF Super Series | 8–21, 21–10, 19–21 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Oct 2011 | Denmark Open, Denmark | BWF Super Series Premier | 15–21, 18–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Oct 2011 | French Open, France (2) | BWF Super Series | 21–16, 21–11 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Jan 2012 | Korea Open, South Korea (2) | BWF Super Series Premier | 12–21, 21–18, 21–14 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2012 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (8) | BWF Super Series | 21–6, 21–13 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Mar 2012 | All England Open, United Kingdom | BWF Super Series Premier | 19–21, 2r–6 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Apr 2012 | India Open, India | BWF Super Series | 18–21, 21–14, 19–21 | |
Winner | 2–1 | May 2012 | Malaysia Masters, Malaysia (4) | BWF Grand Prix Gold | 17–21, 21–8, 21–10 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Sep 2012 | Japan Open, Japan (3) | BWF Super Series | 21–18, 21–18 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Oct 2012 | Denmark Open, Denmark (2) | BWF Super Series Premier | 15–21, 21–12, 21–19 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Nov 2012 | Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong | BWF Super Series | 19–21, 17–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2013 | Korea Open, South Korea (3) | BWF Super Series Premier | 21–12, 21–15 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2013 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (9) | BWF Super Series | 21–7, 21–8 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Mar 2013 | All England Open, United Kingdom | BWF Super Series Premier | 17–21, 18–21 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Apr 2013 | India Open, India (2) | BWF Super Series | 21–15, 18–21, 21–17 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jun 2013 | Indonesia Open, Indonesia (5) | BWF Super Series Premier | 21–15, 21–14 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Sep 2013 | Japan Open, Japan (4) | BWF Super Series | 23–21, 21–17 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Oct 2013 | Denmark Open, Denmark | BWF Super Series Premier | 22–24, 19–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Nov 2013 | Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong (3) | BWF Super Series | 21–13, 21–9 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Dec 2013 | BWF Super Series Finals, Malaysia (4) | BWF Super Series Finals | 21–10, 21–12 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Jan 2014 | Korea Open, South Korea | BWF Super Series | 14–21, 15–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2014 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (10) | BWF Super Series Premier | 21–19, 21–9 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Mar 2014 | All England Open, United Kingdom (3) | BWF Super Series Premier | 21–13, 21–18 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Apr 2014 | India Open, India (3) | BWF Super Series | 21–13, 21–17 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Apr 2014 | Singapore Open, Singapore | BWF Super Series | 15–21, 10–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jun 2014 | Japan Open, Japan (5) | BWF Super Series | 21–14, 21–12 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jun 2015 | U.S. Open, USA | BWF Grand Prix Gold | 22–20, 21–12 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jun 2015 | Canadian Open, Canada | BWF Grand Prix | 21–17, 21–13 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Oct 2015 | French Open, France (3) | BWF Super Series | 21–13, 21–18 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Nov 2015 | China Open, China | BWF Super Series Premier | 21–15, 21–11 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Nov 2015 | Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong (4) | BWF Super Series | 21–16, 21–15 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jan 2016 | Malaysia Masters, Malaysia (5) | BWF Grand Prix Gold | 21–18, 21–11 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Apr 2016 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (11) | BWF Super Series Premier | 21–13, 21–8 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Jun 2016 | Indonesia Open, Indonesia (6) | BWF Super Series Premier | 17–21, 21–19, 21–17 | |
Winner | 2–1 | Sep 2016 | Japan Open, Japan (6) | BWF Super Series | 21–18, 15–21, 21–16 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Mar 2017 | All England Open, United Kingdom (4) | BWF Super Series Premier | 21–12, 21–10 | |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Apr 2017 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia | BWF Super Series Premier | 19–21, 14–21 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Sep 2017 | Japan Open, Japan | BWF Super Series | 14–21, 21–19, 14–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Nov 2017 | Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong (5) | BWF Super Series | 21–14, 21–19 | |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Dec 2017 | BWF Super Series Finals, UAE | BWF Super Series Finals | 21–19, 19–21, 15–21 | |
Winner | 2–0 | Jul 2018 | Malaysia Open, Malaysia (12) | BWF World Tour Super 750 | 21–17, 23–21 |
Significant finals – Junior
World Junior Championships medal matches
Boys' Singles: 1 (1 bronze)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponents | Score |
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Bronze | 2000 | Guangzhou | 6–8, 4–7, 4–7 |
Team Badminton Leagues
League finals: 2 (1 championship)
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Place | Date | League | Location | Team | Teammates | Opponent teams |
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6th | Apr 2011 | China Badminton Super League | China | Guangzhou Yueyu [13][14] |
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5th/8th | Apr 2012 | China Badminton Super League | China | ZheJiang Yin Jiang |
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4th | Aug 2013 | Premier Badminton League | India | Mumbai Marathas [15][16] |
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Champions (1st) |
Jun 20141 | China Badminton Super League | China | Guangdong Century City [17][18] |
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2nd | Jan 2016 | Malaysia Purple League | Malaysia | Petaling Jaya [19][20] |
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5th | Jan 2016 | Premier Badminton League | India | Hyderabad Hunters [21][22] |
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6th | Feb 2017 | Malaysia Purple League | Malaysia | Petaling [23][24] |
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5th | Feb 2018 | Malaysia Purple League | Malaysia | Petaling |
1 Lee was banned from playing in the 2013–2014 season of the China Badminton Super League after just three matches due to issues between the league's and Lee's personal sponsors.[25]
Performance timeline
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W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | SF-B | S | G | NH | N/A |
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Legend | Tier |
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BWF World Tour Super 1000 | |
BWF World Tour Super 750 | |
BWF World Tour Super 500 | |
BWF World Tour Super 300 | |
BWF World Tour Super 100 | |
BWF Super Series Premier | |
BWF Super Series | |
BWF Grand Prix Gold | |
BWF Grand Prix | |
BWF International Challenge | |
BWF International Series |
Singles
This table is current through the 2018 Indonesia Open.[12]
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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National representation – Individual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympic Games | N/A | A | N/A | 2R 1–1 |
N/A | S 4–1 |
N/A | S 4–1 |
N/A | S 4–1 |
N/A | 0 / 4 | 13–4 | 76% | |||||||||||
Asian Games | A | N/A | A | N/A | SF-B 2–1 |
N/A | S 3–1 |
N/A | SF-B 3–1 |
N/A | A | NH | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | 73% | ||||||||||
Commonwealth Games | A | N/A | A | N/A | G 5–0 |
N/A | G 5–0 |
N/A | A | N/A | G 5–0 |
NH | 3 / 3 | 15–0 | 100% | ||||||||||
Southeast Asian Games | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | SF-B 1–1 |
N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
National representation – Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Cup | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | QF 2–0 |
N/A | SF-B 2–1 |
N/A | SF-B 4–0 |
N/A | SF-B 3–1 |
N/A | QF 1–1 |
N/A | S 6–0 |
N/A | SF-B 5–0 |
N/A | QF 3–0 |
N/A | 0 / 8 | 26–3 | 90% |
Sudirman Cup | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | RR 4–0 |
N/A | SF-B 3–1 |
N/A | QF 3–0 |
N/A | RR 2–0 |
N/A | QF 3–0 |
N/A | QF 3–0 |
N/A | A | 0 / 6 | 18–1 | 95% |
Asian Games | A | N/A | A | N/A | SF-B 1–1 |
N/A | QF 0–1 |
N/A | SF-B 1–1 |
N/A | A | N/A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||||||
Commonwealth Games | A | N/A | A | N/A | G 5–0 |
N/A | G 4–0 |
N/A | A | N/A | S 4–1 |
N/A | 2 / 3 | 13–1 | 93% | ||||||||||
Southeast Asian Games | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | G 1–1 |
N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | SF-B 2–0 |
N/A | A | N/A | A | 1 / 2 | 3–1 | 75% |
Asia Team Championships | Not Held | A | N/A | SF-B 3–0 |
N/A | 0 / 1 | 3–0 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Continental championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | A | N/A | SF-B 4–1 |
QF 2–1 |
3R 1–1 |
N/A | QF 3–1 |
QF 3–1 |
S 5–1 |
N/A | S 5–1 |
S 5–1 |
S 5–1 |
N/A | 1R 0–1 |
1R 0–0 |
A | 0 / 11 | 33–10 | 77% |
Asia Championships | Absent | 2R 1–1 |
3R 2–1 |
A | 3R 2–1 |
A | G 6–0 |
QF 2–1 |
3R 2–1 |
Absent | G 5–0 |
SF-B 3–1 |
SF-B 3–1 |
A | 2 / 9 | 26–7 | 79% | ||||||||
Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
BWF Super Series Finals1 | Not Held | W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
SF 3–1 |
RR 0–1 |
W 5–0 |
Did Not Qualify | RR 1–2 |
F 2–2 |
Did Not Qualify | 4 / 8 | 26–6 | 81% | |||||||||||
BWF tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All England Open | Absent | 1R 0–1 |
A | SF 4–1 |
SF 4–1 |
QF 2–1 |
SF 3–1 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
A | 1R 0–1 |
W 5–0 |
QF 2–1 |
A | 4 / 14 | 47–10 | 82% | ||||
Indonesia Open | Absent | 2R 0–1 |
2R 1–1 |
3R 2–1 |
QF 3–1 |
QF 3–1 |
3R 2–1 |
W 5–0 |
A | W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
A | W 5–0 |
SF 3–1 |
A | W 5–0 |
2R 1–1 |
SF 3–1 |
A | 6 / 15 | 48–9 | 84% | ||
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China Open | NH | A | NH | A | 2R 1–1 |
3R 2–1 |
1R 0–1 |
Absent | F 4–1 |
F 4–1 |
1R 0–1 |
A | SF 3–1 |
Absent | W 5–0 |
A | QF 2–1 |
Absent | 1 / 9 | 21–8 | 72% | ||||
Malaysia Open | Q1 0–1 |
Q1 0–0 |
1R 1–1 |
3R 2–1 |
A | F 5–1 |
W 6–0 |
W 6–0 |
W 6–0 |
QF 2–1 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
W 4–0 |
W 5–0 |
A | W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
A | 12 / 19 | 76–6 | 93% |
Japan Open | Absent | 2R 1–1 |
1R 0–1 |
A | 1R 0–1 |
QF 3–1 |
SF 3–1 |
W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
2R 1–1 |
W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
2R 3–1 |
W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
Absent | 6 / 16 | 53–10 | 84% | |||
Denmark Open | Absent | QF 3–1 |
A | W 6–0 |
A | SF 3–1 |
Absent | F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
A | 2R 1–1 |
QF 2–1 |
2R 1–1 |
Absent | 2 / 9 | 29–7 | 81% | |||||||
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French Open | Absent | NH | W 5–0 |
SF 3–1 |
Absent | W 5–0 |
A | SF 3–1 |
A | W 5–0 |
A | 1R 0–1 |
Absent | 3 / 6 | 21–3 | 88% | |||||||||
– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fuzhou China Open2 | Not Held | Absent | SF 3–1 |
1R 0–0 |
SF 3–1 |
Absent | 0 / 3 | 6–2 | 75% | ||||||||||||||||
– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia Masters | Not Held | W 6–0 |
W 6–0 |
W 6–0 |
W 6–0 |
1R 0–0 |
Absent | W 6–0 |
A | 1R 0–1 |
A | 5 / 7 | 30–1 | 97% | |||||||||||
– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
India Open | Not Held | A | 1R 0–1 |
A | W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
A | 2R 1–1 |
Absent | 3 / 6 | 20–3 | 87% | |||||||||||
– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singapore Open | Absent | NH | 1R 0–1 |
A | 2R 3–1 |
F 5–1 |
3R 2–1 |
A | 1R 0–1 |
W 5–0 |
2R 1–1 |
QF 2–1 |
Absent | F 4–1 |
Absent | 1 / 9 | 22–8 | 73% | |||||||
– | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand Open | NH | Absent | SF 3–1 |
NH | A | QF 3–1 |
A | 2R 1–1 |
Absent | NH | Absent | NH | Absent | 0 / 3 | 7–3 | 70% | |||||||||
– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korea Open | NH | Absent | 1R 0–1 |
1R 0–1 |
QF 3–1 |
A | 2R 1–1 |
QF 2–1 |
2R 1–1 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
W 5–0 |
F 4–1 |
Q1 0–1 |
Absent | 3 / 13 | 34–10 | 77% | |||||
– | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong Open | Absent | NH | 3R 2–1 |
NH | A | NH | SF 3–1 |
F 5–1 |
F 4–1 |
1R 0–0 |
W 5–0 |
W 4–0 |
SF 3–1 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
A | W 5–0 |
A | W 5–0 |
Absent | 5 / 12 | 45–6 | 88% | ||
– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Open | NH | Absent | SF 4–1 |
Absent | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | ||||||||||||||||||
Swiss Open | Absent | W 5–0 |
1R 0–1 |
F 4–1 |
W 5–0 |
Absent | 2 / 4 | 14–2 | 88% | ||||||||||||||||
– | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Philippines Open | Not Held | A | W 5–0 |
NH | A | Not Held | 1 / 1 | 6–0 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Absent | NH | Absent | SF 4–1 |
Absent | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | |||||||||||||||||
U.S. Open | Absent | W 6–0 |
Absent | 1 / 1 | 6–0 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
– | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei Open | NH | Absent | NH | Absent | W 5–0 |
A | F 4–1 |
Absent | QF 3–1 |
Absent | 1 / 3 | 12–2 | 86% | ||||||||||||
– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macau Open | Not Held | F 5–1 |
A | F 4–1 |
W 6–0 |
W 5–0 |
1R 0–0 |
Absent | 2 / 5 | 20–2 | 91% | ||||||||||||||
– | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Open | NH | A | Not Held | Absent | Not Held | Absent | W 6–0 |
Absent | 1 / 1 | 6–0 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Dutch Open | Absent | SF 4–1 |
Absent | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | |||||||||||||||||||
– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
India International | Absent | SF 3–1 |
F 3–1 |
Absent | Not Held | Absent | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia International | Absent | 3R 1–1 |
A | Absent | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia International | A | 2R 1–1 |
A | SF 4–1 |
A | W 6–0 |
Absent | 1 / 3 | 11–2 | 85% | |||||||||||||||
Singapore International | Absent | 2R 1–1 |
A | 2R 0–1 |
Absent | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||||||||||
Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 0 | Career total: 228 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 72 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Career total: 109 | ||
Overall W-L | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 15–10 | 7–6 | 28–10 | 30–8 | 37–9 | 59–12 | 47–11 | 48–9 | 56–9 | 65–5 | 60–7 | 43–6 | 56–5 | 46–6 | 44–5 | 39–6 | 30–10 | 28–5 | 0–0 | 72 / 229 | 740–142 | 84% |
Win (%) | 0% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 54% | 74% | 79% | 80% | 83% | 81% | 84% | 86% | 93% | 90% | 88% | 92% | 88% | 90% | 87% | 75% | 85% | – | Career total: 84% | ||
Year-end ranking[26] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | – | $1,855,957.50 |
1 Held as BWF Super Series Finals from 2008–17, and BWF World Tour Finals from 2018 – present.
2 Held as China Masters until 2017, and Fuzhou China Open from 2018 – present.
BWF ranking
BWF world No. 1 ranking
No. 1 stats
Weeks at No. 1 by span
Time spans holding the ranking
Age at first and last dates No. 1 ranking was held
Weeks at No. 1 by decade2000s
2010s
Ranking by yearDuring season
Ref.[35] 1 News reports have indicated that Lee amassed a total of 349 weeks as world No. 1, however, just the sum of Lee's known weeks as world No. 1 (from 21/08/2008) exceeds that figure, and this excludes the weeks he spent as world No. 1 in 2006 and earlier in 2008. CoachesRecord against other playersRecord against top-10 playersLee's record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher, with those who are active in boldface (as of 11 June 2019):[45][46]
Record against players ranked No. 11–20Active players are in boldface.
Top-10 wins1
1 Records shown are only from October 2009 onwards, when the BWF World Ranking officially began. Negative records against other playersActive players are in boldface.
BWF Tour career earnings
Longest winning streak29 match winning streak 2011
Wins over top ranked oppositionThis list shows Lee's wins over the top ranked player in the world, or if he was world No. 1 himself, then the highest ranked player other than himself which is the world No. 2.
Career Super Series Premier tournament seedingsThe tournaments won by Lee are in boldface. Lee has been seeded first in 19 Super Series Premier tournaments, with 7 of those being consecutively (15 when excluding tournaments Lee did not contest). Also, he was seeded first or second in 22 consecutive Super Series Premiers he played in and was among the top 2 seeds for all the years that the Super Series Premier has been in existence after winning his first Super Series Premier (the 2011 All England Super Series Premier), through the 2017 Indonesia Super Series Premier. He has both won and been runner-up at tournaments when seeded 1st and 2nd.
Career milestone winsCentennial match wins
National representationTeam competitions finals: 12 (6 titles, 6 runners-up)
Olympic Games (3 silver)(13 wins – 4 losses)
Singles (13–4)
Thomas Cup: 1(26 wins – 3 losses)
Sudirman Cup(18 wins – 1 loss)
Asian Games: 1(10 wins – 6 losses)
Singles – Team (2–3)
Singles – Individual (8–3)
Commonwealth Games: 6 (5 titles)(28 wins – 1 loss)
Singles – Team (13–1)
Singles – Individual (15–0)
Wins: 5
Southeast Asian Games: 1 (1 title)(4 wins – 2 losses)
Singles – Team (3–1)
Singles – Individual (1–1)
Wins: 1
Asia Team Championships(3 wins – 0 loss)
See also
References
External links
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