Lee–Lin rivalry
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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.[1][2]
Of their 40 meetings, Lin won the head to head battle by 28–12. They met in the final 22 times, semi-finals 15 times, including twice in the final of the Olympic Games and World Championships, which Lin took all the victories. Lin was also better in their 11 meetings in Super Series finals (including Super Series Premier) tournaments, which Lin took 9 of them.
Each athlete has their own successes. Lee won 47 Super Series titles between 2007–2017 and ranked first worldwide for 349 weeks, which included a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012.[3][4] Lin achieved a "Super Grand Slam" at the age of 28 by winning all 9 premier titles.[5]
Their last meeting was 2018 All England Open, which Lin won, before Lee announced retirement due to nose cancer.