Aug 19, 2016 lee chong wei broke chinas winning streak in the tournament and didnt even allow a single chance for chen long to take the lead. This impressive reading was taken during the continue reading. Chong wei said he thought chong hoon was joking when he called him on tuesday evening with the news. Why i chose him most successful malaysian athlete in history. Malaysias lee chong wei shrugged off eight years of olympic heartbreak on friday to defeat his nemesis lin dan 1521, 2111, 2220 and reach the final of the mens badminton after another classic. Dato lee chong wei is a malaysian professional badminton player.
Datuk lee chong wei db pjn amn dcsm dspn born 21 october 1982 is a retired malaysian badminton player. Malaysian badminton legend lee chong wei says he regards chinas lin dan as the greatest badminton player ever in a recent facebook live session, the badminton world. Atteint dun cancer, lee chong wei ne participera pas. However, he still lacks the confidence when facing lin dan. History about lee chong wei lee chong wei 21 october 1982 born in georgetown, penang malaysian profesional badminton player single player status married parents. The racket is excellent, i bought mine strung w 24lbs. Most importantly, chong weis luck does not help either. This is another nonphrase related blog post, but because of tonights world badminton championship mens singles final between the top 2 players in the world, id like to write about it tonight, my country, malaysia has once again united and supported one of our national sports hero, datuk lee chong wei.
Why so many people think lee chong wei is a better badminton. Chong wei held on to his lead till 14 when prannoy unleashed a jump smash to draw parity and then went into the lead. May 30, 2018 lee chong wei holds the current record for the world fastest smash. Lee chong wei targets malaysian history gold coast 2018. Launched on 22nd of july 2017, the threetime olympic silver medallist announced the official launching of the badminton academy. Bear in mind that most pros practice 56 hours or more every day to perfect their skills, accuracy, speed, strength and agility. Badminton world federations new regulations require the tours leading 15 players to compete in a minimum of 12 top tournaments to help promote the tour and sport. Lee was a silver medalist at the 2008 olympic games, thus becoming the first malaysian to reach. As a singles player, lee was ranked first worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks from 21 august 2008 to 14 june 2012. Lin dan and lee chong weis friendship, rivalry and sheer. It marked the first time ever that lee chong wei defeated lin dan in an olympics game. Yesterday was the first day lee chong wei had his wedding dinner at klcc convention centre. We had an idea of making a biopic about lee chong wei 3 years ago, and after 3 years of trying, we finally get his approval.
Search, discover and share your favorite lee chong wei gifs. In our hearts chong wei is way overdue for a gold medal, and to do it at the 3rd time would make it so much sweeter, especially if it becomes our first gold still hope our mens doubles team win it first, of course. Teng said they will hold auditions all over malaysia in search for the right actors to portray lee at different ages 1012 years old, 16 to 21 years old. Lee chong wei bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Lee chong wei seeks better treatment to prolong career like roger federer. We were the schoolmates from srjk c jit sin b which is located at berapit, 14000 bukit mertajam. He faced chinas top badminton player and defending title holder, lin dan. Former world number 1, malaysias lee chong wei recorded the fastest smash of 408 kmh in a tournament. Lee was ranked first worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks from 21 august 2008 to 14 june 2012, and is the only malaysian shuttler to hold the number one ranking for more than a year. Lin dan picks and chooses, and is exempt from that pressure. Lee chong wei is a famous malaysian badminton player, who was born on october 21, 1982. Dukwhang kim a history of religions in korea docshare. Posted on may, 2016 may 8, 2019 by tactical badminton. Apr 04, 2017 i knew lee chong wei since 10years old.
This adversely affects the fitness of players such as lee chong wei. Khor kim choi and lee ah chai lee favoured basketball, however his mother forbade him from the game due to. The malaysian had a tough time recently, after being eliminated from the all england open and india open in the first and second rounds. At first glance it is obvious that most pros use very high tension and its easy to think high performance equals high string tension. Apr 02, 2018 chong wei won singles and mixed team gold in melbourne in 2006, then again in delhi in 2010 and after missing glasgow in 2014, gc2018 is chong weis chance to maintain a perfect winning record in the mens singles and mixed team events. Lee chong wei biography, lee chong wei achievements, lee. According to the badminton world federation, lee chong wei and lin dan first clashed in the tuc asia preliminaries 2004, where lin dan set the tone for the future, besting chong wei 153, 15, 615. His old house basically was located just opposite the school. My thanks to the penang state for fully supporting me, he added. Lee chong wei is now an almost perfect badminton player. Cw is a national hero who has great sportsmanship, very modest oncourt. Chong wei won singles and mixed team gold in melbourne in 2006, then again in delhi in 2010 and after missing glasgow in 2014, gc2018 is chong wei s chance to maintain a perfect winning record in the mens singles and mixed team events.
He pocketed rm238, 480 from the win at the china open. Seu bock talks of lin dan without envy or bitterness. The entire pace of the tournament was set to lee chong wei. Lee chong wei broke chinas winning streak in the tournament and didnt even allow a single chance for chen long to take the lead.
As a person born on this date, lee chong wei is listed in our database as the 19th most popular celebrity for the day october 21 and the 117th most popular for the year 1982. Lee chong wei beats lin dan to go on to the mens singles finals. But a return going to net meant it was evensstevens again. Aug 19, 2016 malaysias lee chong wei shrugged off eight years of olympic heartbreak on friday to defeat his nemesis lin dan 1521, 2111, 2220 and reach the final of the mens badminton after another classic. Insane defence the malaysian is famous with his defence in singles. He is an inspiration to me because he is a professional badminton player. A history of religions in korea by dukwhang kim ph. If you exclude his expulsion period, he has been one of the top player in the ranking and has been among the best candidates to become world champion. Mar 03, 2016 lee chong wei s style is very effective. Malaysias lee chong wei shrugged off eight years of olympic heartbreak on friday to defeat his nemesis lin dan 1521, 2111, 2220 and reach. Lee chong wei had played lin dan the previous day in the rio olympics mens singles badminton semifinals, a historic match that lee chong wei won 1521, 2111, 2220 in 79 minutes. According to the badminton world federation, lee chong wei and lin dan first clashed in the tuc asia preliminaries 2004, where lin dan set the tone for the future, besting chong wei 153, 15, 615 however, based on this photo uploaded by bao chun lai, another chinese badminton player, the badminton greats met in 2000 image credit. I hoped id be back defending the gold medal for my country, he said. October 21, 1982 in george town, pulau pinang, malaysia.
Badminton scandal lee chong wei was his own worst enemy. Raised in penang on the tiny island joined to the malaysian mainland by a bridge, lee chong wei was a humble little boy who had his first brush with badminton in his childhood years, and started badminton training from the age of 11. The worlds greatest badminton legends, coming together to leave a legacy through junior development, community enrichment, participation discovery and badminton advancement. However, based on this photo uploaded by bao chun lai, another chinese badminton player, the badminton greats met in 2000. A world number one, chong wei has a number of gold medals to his name after victory at the 2006 commonwealth games in melbourne and the 2010 commonwealth games in delhi. Since august 21st, 2008 he has been ranked as the worlds no. Days of lin dan and lee chong wei dominating are over.
Chong wei s wedding was attended by the king and queen. Chong wei is sponsored by yonex, and his weapon of choice is none other than the voltric zforce the racket has the worlds thinnest shaft and hosts the trivoltage system, which increases power on the smash. I wish i took a picture of the stringing job, but after smoothing the strings with my fingers, it. Lee chong wei beats lin dan to go on to the mens singles. Book cover front scan edit notes plates picture plates from the book about the author foreword part 1 summary chapter 1 the ancient period chapter 2 the koryo periods 91891 chapter 3 the chosun periods 921886 chapter 4 the recent periods part 2 shinkyo chapter 1 the genesis of shinkyo the origin. He won backtoback yonex all england open titles in 2010 and 2011 while 2014 saw him secure his tenth malaysia open title. Lee chong wei vs lin dan, olympics badminton semifinal. He is in really good phyical condition, has a really go. Lee chong wei et les championnats du monde, debuts dune malediction. Lee chong wei born 21 october 1982 in bagan serai, perak is a malaysian chinese professional badminton player. I wish i took a picture of the stringing job, but after smoothing the strings with my fingers, it looked alright. For a long time i think malaysian lee chong wei and chinas lin dan have dominated badminton. Violet is a professional matchmaker who founded lunch actually, a matchmaking company to help busy professionals find their possible life partner. Yonex lee chong wei voltric zforce ii racket unstrung.
The official facebook page for lee chong wei, malaysias no. Malaysian badminton legend lee chong wei says he regards chinas lin dan as the greatest badminton player ever in a recent facebook. Yonex duora 10 lcw lee chong wei blue red badminton racket. For instance, the annals of the sacrifice and worship in the historical. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. Mohd khalil bin yaakob, the governor of the malaysian state of melacca on saturday. Bear in mind that most pros practice 56 hours or more every day to perfect their. Datuk wira lee chong wei badminton academy home facebook. It was celebrated like a royal wedding, bigger than any celebrity weddings in the country. He is the third malaysian player after rashid sidek and roslin hashim to achieve such a ranking since official rankings were first kept in the. Official profile of olympic athlete chong wei lee born 21 oct 1982, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Today, a few media has reported that he did not invite his dad to the wedding and there were various comments online especially on facebook stating that lee chong wei is a insert bad word son. Whoever strung the racket, they did an ok job, not great. Aug 27, 20 chong wei plays superseries after superseries, winning nearly every event he enters.
Dare to be a champion is the autobiography of dato lee chong wei, a professional badminton player from malaysia. Lee chong wei holds the current record for the world fastest smash. Understandably, lee chong wei was considered perhaps the malaysias only genuine worldclass athlete, and its not hard to understand why. Then, there was various supposition about the geographical location of this samshinsan. Datuk wira lee chong wei badminton academy, ipoh, perak. Lee chong wei celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. Almost immediately after the game, a supposed letter from the other chinese player, longtime archenemy and friend of lee chong wei, lin dan, surfaced. Lee chong wei celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. Yonex duora 10 lcw lee chong wei blue red badminton.
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