DATUK LEE CHONG WEI

Born: 21 October 1982

Spouse: Datin Wong Mew Choo (m. 2012)

Children: Kingston (6) & Terrance (4)

Professional since: 2000

International debut: 2000 Asian Junior Championships

CAREER MILESTONES

Record holder for:

• 6 consecutive years as year-end World No. 1 (2008-2013)
• A total of 348 weeks as World No. 1
• 199 consecutive weeks as World No. 1 (21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012)
• Amassed a total of 705 wins throughout a 19-year career
• Won a total of 69 titles including all-time best of 47 BWF World Superseries titles earning the moniker ‘King of Superseries’
• Three consecutive men’s singles finals at the Olympics with three consecutive silver medals (2008, 2012, 2016)
• 12 title wins at the Malaysia Open (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)
• First non-Indonesian player to win 6 Indonesian Open titles (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016)
• 5 title wins at the Japan Open (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
• 5 title wins at the Malaysia Masters (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016)
• 10 title wins at the National Championships (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Thomas Cup:

• Made his Thomas Cup debut in 2004 and has appeared in 8 editions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
• Silver medallist: 2014
• 4 x Bronze medallist: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016

World Championships:

• 3 x Silver medallist: 2011, 2013, 2015
• Bronze medallist: 2005

All England:

• 4 x Champion: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017
• 3 x Runner-up: 2009, 2012, 2013

Sudirman Cup:

• Helped Malaysia reach the semi-finals of the Sudirman Cup in 2009, first in nation’s history

Commonwealth Games:

• 5 x Gold medallist: 2006, 2006 (Mixed team), 2010, 2010 (Mixed team), 2018
• Silver medallist: 2018 (Mixed team)

Asian Games:

• Silver medallist: 2010
• 4 x Bronze medallist: 2006, 2006 (Men’s team), 2014, 2014 (Men’s team)

Asian Championships:

• 2 x Gold medallist: 2006, 2016
• 2 x Bronze medallist: 2017, 2018