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Lin Dan (born October 14, 1983)[1] is a Chinese professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time World champion, as well as a six-time All England champion.

Widely regarded as the greatest badminton player of all time,[3][4][5] by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all nine major titles in the badminton world: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat.[6][7] He also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and defending his title in 2012.[8] Winning the Malaysian Open in 2017 marked Lin's success in having won every major title in the badminton world.[9]

In 2004, he was dubbed "Super Dan" by opponent Peter Gade after winning the All England Open final, and the nickname has since been widely used by his fans as well as the media to refer to him, in recognition of his achievements.[10][11]

2019
Lin Dan won his second Malaysia Open title in 2019, beating compatriot Chen Long in the finals.[174] However, he withdrew from the Singapore Open in the first round against Viktor Axelsen, citing a "thigh injury".[175] In April, Lin Dan lost in the semifinals of the New Zealand Open to Ng Ka Long. In September, Lin Dan lost in the finals of the Korea Masters tournament to Kanta Tsuneyama.

Rivalry with Lee Chong Wei
Main article: Lee–Lin rivalry
The Lee–Lin rivalry was a rivalry between two professional badminton players, Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan. The rivalry is widely considered the greatest rivalry the world has ever witnessed in the history of badminton.[176][177][178] Of their 40 meetings, Lin won the head to head by 28–12.

Personal life
Lin was born to a Hakka family in Shanghang County, Longyan, Fujian. At a young age, Lin Dan was encouraged to learn to play the piano by his parents, and to be a pianist. However, he chose to play badminton instead. Having started his training at the age of five, he was scouted by the People's Liberation Army Sports Team after winning the National Junior Championships aged twelve, and was enlisted into the Chinese National Badminton Team in 2001, when he was 18.[179][180][181]

Lin has been in a relationship with Xie Xingfang, herself a former world champion, since 2003.[182] They were quietly engaged on December 13, 2010 in Haizhu, Guangzhou. Xie initially denied but later acknowledged romantic involvement with Lin, who reacted angrily at the public exposure of their relationship, citing reasons of personal privacy.[183] The two were married on September 23, 2012 and the wedding ceremony was held at the Beijing University of Technology.[184]

Lin had five tattoos visible during the 2012 Summer Olympics. His upper left arm has a Christian cross,[185] his lower left arm has five stars, his right upper arm reads "until the end of world",[186] a double "F" lettering on his lower right arm, and his initials "LD" are tattooed on the back of his neck.[187] These tattoos have been the subject of controversy due to his military and religious status.[185][188]

On October 17, 2012, he became the first active Chinese badminton player to accept a master's degree, which was presented at Huaqiao University.[189] His autobiography, Until the End of the World, was published after he successfully defended his Olympic title at the London 2012 Olympics.[190]

Datuk Lee Chong Wei DB PJN AMN DCSM DSPN (born 21 October 1982) is a retired Malaysian badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 349 weeks, these including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012.[1][2] He is the fourth Malaysian player after Rashid Sidek, Roslin Hashim and Wong Choong Hann to achieve such a ranking (since official rankings were first kept in the 1980s), and is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold the number one ranking for more than a year.[3]

Widely considered as one of the greatest badminton players of all time,[4] Lee is a triple silver medalist at the Olympic Games, and the sixth Malaysian to win an Olympic medal.[3] He won his first silver medal in 2008, also the first time a Malaysian had reached the finals in the men's singles event. This achievement earned him the title Datuk, and led to then Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak describing him as a national hero.[5] He repeated the achievement twice more in 2012 and 2016, thus making him the most successful Malaysian Olympian in history.[6]

On 13 June 2019, Lee announced his retirement after struggling to return to full fitness following a nose cancer diagnosis.[7] He was appointed as Malaysia's chef de mission for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

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