Last week was a very good week for Lee Chong Wei.
First, he was named the flag-bearer for the Malaysian contingent at the 2016 Rio Games in August. Then, he won the Indonesia Open title for a record-equalling sixth time on Sunday.
And now, he has regained the world number one spot.
The 33-year-old badminton star cemented his return to the top spot when he qualified for the Indonesia Open final on Saturday.
He then proceeded to defeat Denmark’s Jan O Jorgensen 17-21, 21-19, 21-17 in a thrilling final to win his fourth title of the year.
With the win, he has more than enough ranking points to replace China’s Chen Long as the new world number one when the rankings are released on Thursday.
Before Sunday’s final, he was just 3,241 points behind Chen Long. He is guaranteed 11,000 points for winning the title.
The two-time Olympic medalist reigned as world number one from 2006 to 2014, but lost his ranking in December 2014 following an eight-month long doping suspension. The long lay-off dropped him all the way to No. 182 in the world.
Welcome back, LCW! Your opponents have certainly kept the throne warm for you when you were away.
