Lee Chong Wei


Dato Lee Chong Wei is a Malaysian Chinese professional badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks fromAugust 2008 toJune 2012. He is the third Malaysian player after Rashid Sidek and Roslin Hashim to achieve such a ranking , and is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold the number one ranking for more than a year.

OnJune 2009, Lee received the Darjah Bakti award, from Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, in conjunction with the Birthday of Seri Paduka Baginda Yang diPertuan Agong, for his achievements in the 2008 Olympics. He was in a relationship with Wong Mew Choo, his teammate. In 2009, Lee and Wong announced they are no longer together during the 2009 World Championships in Hyderabad, India. However, Lee announced his reconciliation with Mew Choo after winning a silver medal in 2012 Summer Olympics. They were married onNovember 2012, and had two children, Kingston and Terrance, which were born in April 2013 and July 2015 respectively.

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