Lee Chong Wei Lin Dan
The rivalry is often considered the greatest in the history of badminton even though lin had the decided edge.
Lee chong wei lin dan. The sport debuted at the olympics in 1972 with thi. At the badminton men s singles semi finals at rio 2016 malaysian player lee chong wei faced lin dan from china. Following the retirement announcement of the two time olympic gold medalist five time world champion and chinese badminton phenom lin dan his greatest rival lee chong wei has taken to facebook to share his emotions on his retirement.
Lee chong wei and lin dan are by far two of the most dominant badminton players across three generations. The duo faced off 40 times through their careers with lin having the advantage over the malaysian with a head to head record of 28 12. China s lin dan wins the gold medal in the men s badminton singles final against malaysia s lee chong wei.
At first it was lee chong wei who announced his retirement and now it is lin dan s turn to do the same. Malaysia s lee chong wei plays lin dan of china in the men s singles finals of the yonex bwf world championships 2011. Out of these 40 clashes 22 were finals 15 semi finals and one each during the quarter finals round of 16 and group stage.
But only one could make it to the finals and fi. The lee lin rivalry was a rivalry between two professional badminton players lee chong wei and lin dan whose careers were almost exactly contemporaneous. Lin and lee met two times at the olympics and world championships the chinese winning them all.
Subscribe for highlights full length. Statistics the asian giants faced each other for 40 times with a clear 28 12 lead for lin dan.