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Lee and Lin battling in the final of the 2012 Olympic Games. The Lee–Lin rivalry was a rivalry between two professional badminton players, Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan. It is considered among the greatest rivalries in badminton history. Of their 40 meetings, Lin won the head to head battle by 28–12.
Feb 16, 2024 · After a back-and-forth battle, Lee finally triumphed with a score of 15-21, 21-11 and 22-20 in the deciding game, marking his first Olympic victory over Lin Dan and immortalizing their rivalry in badminton history.
Lee Chong Wei vs Lin Dan: A historic rivalry. During their careers, Lee and Lin have met each other on the badminton court 40 times between 2004 and 2018. The 'Lee-Lin rivalry' was considered to be one of the biggest in the sport. “There has not been a rivalry like ours over the past twenty years, and we always matched each other at the top ...
Jul 16, 2020 · The two world-class Badminton players faced each other in three subsequent Olympic Games. After Lin Dan won the Gold medal game agains Lee Chong Wei at Beijing 2008, he also managed to win a ...
Jan 19, 2023 · Lee-Lin Rivalry: Introduction. The rivalry between Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan is one of the most iconic and intense in the sport of badminton. The two players have competed against each other in numerous major tournaments throughout their careers and have developed a fierce rivalry as a result.
Lee, who announced his retirement from the sport in 2019 after undergoing treatment for nose cancer, recently revealed that he regards China's Lin Dan as the greatest badminton player ever. Chong Wei Lee of Malaysia embraces Dan Lin of China after beating him at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Jun 13, 2019 · Kuala Lumpur: The storied rivalry between Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei and China’s Lin Dan was arguably the most legendary in badminton history. Lee and Lin dominated professional badminton, winning countless titles during almost two decades that was known as the “Lee-Lin rivalry” era of badminton.
May 19, 2020 · Fifteen years ago in a packed Kuala Lumpur stadium, rising stars Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei met in a final for the first time, setting the stage for what would become badminton's greatest rivalry.
Taufik Hidayat reveals details of his rivalries with Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei. The 2004 badminton Olympic gold medallist looks back on his rivalry with Lin Dan and three time silver medallist. 4 min By Sanjeev Palar. Badminton. (2013 Getty Images) Taufik Hidayat was quick to set the record straight, "I don't have any problems with Lin Dan ."
May 19, 2020 · Bracketing the 2012 defeat, Lee lost world title matches to Lin in 2011 and then in 2013 in southern China, when the air conditioning mysteriously failed mid-match and the Malaysian was...
