Lee Chong Wei, born on October 21, 1982 in Penang, Malaysia, is a Malaysian badminton men's singles player. Known as the number one badminton brother in Malaysia.

In 2004, Lee Chong Wei won the men's singles championship in the Badminton Open Championship (Malaysian Open) for the first time. In August, Lee Chong Wei played in the Athens Olympics for the first time and won the men's singles top 16. In 2005, Lee Chong Wei gradually replaced Wong Chong Han and became the number one men's singles player in Malaysia. In January 2006, Lee Chong Wei reached No. 1 in the world rankings, becoming the third Malaysian men's singles player to be ranked No. 1 in the world after Rashid Sidek and Roslyn Hashim since the official rankings were established in the 1980s. golfer. In early 2008, Lee Chong Wei won the men's singles championship in the Badminton World Super Series Finals for the first time. In August, Lee Chong Wei participated in the Olympic Games for the second time and won the badminton men's singles runner-up at the Beijing Olympic Games, becoming the second Malaysian player to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games. In 2009, Lee Chong Wei defended his title in the men's singles event of the Badminton World Super Series Finals. In January 2010, Lee Chong Wei once again won the men's singles championship in the Badminton World Super Series Finals, becoming the first player in history to achieve three consecutive Badminton Championships in the finals. In December, Lee Chong Wei won six Super Series championships that year, setting a record for the number of Super Series championships won in a single season. In May 2011, Lee Chong Wei won the Malaysian Badminton Open men's singles championship, winning seven championships in eight years. In August 2012, Lee Chong Wei competed in the Olympics for the third time. He lost to Chinese player Lin Dan in the men's singles final of the London Olympics and won the runner-up. In 2014, Lee Chong Wei was involved in a drug testing scandal and was suspended for 8 months. In November 2015, Lee Chong Wei won the China Badminton Open men's singles championship for the first time. In June 2016, Lee Chong Wei won the Indonesian Badminton Open men's singles championship for the sixth time. On August 20, Lee Chong Wei lost in the badminton men's singles final of the Rio Olympics and won the Olympic runner-up for the third time.