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1. National badminton great Lee Chong Wei admits he was unhappy and shocked when former Indonesian champion Taufik Hidayat questioned why he was inducted into BWF’s Hall of Fame.

Speaking to Bernama, Lee urged Taufik to seek clarification from the federation on its decision. https://t.co/nuosQpMuqU pic.twitter.com/mh3oVNpIMR

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) June 3, 2023

3. Lee also hopes the federation would issue a statement, clarifying why he and Lin Dan were selected.

He advised his fans to remain calm over Taufik’s comments and urged them not to add to this controversy on social media.

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) June 3, 2023

5. "It’s also not about who is the longest in the world number one spot. Between winning 10 silvers and only one gold, who would you choose?" Taufik adds.

Lee was world number one for 349 weeks and won 3 silver Olympic medals throughout his career.

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) June 3, 2023

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Lee Chong Wei

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)

For more:

https://bam.org.my/news/career-milestones-datuk-lee-chong-wei

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