Amazing! 36 Years Old Lee Chong Wei Made Viktor Axelsen Extremely Frustrated Before Retired.

Lee Chong Wei Compete Against Viktor Axelsen in Thomas Cup 2018.

Match : Thomas Cup 2018
Player : #leechongwei vs viktor#axelsen
Nation: #malaysia vs #denmark
Edited by Power Badminton

Datuk Lee Chong Wei DB, DCSM, PJN, DSPN, AMN, JP, PhD(SptsSc) (h.c.) (Chinese: 李宗偉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Chong-úi; born 21 October 1982) is a Malaysian former professional badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012.[1][2] He is the fifth Malaysian player after Foo Kok Keong, 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 who has held the number one ranking for more than a year.

Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player who is the current number one ranked men's singles player in the world.[2] He is a two-time World Champion and reigning Olympic Champion, having won at the 2020 Olympics.[3]
He won the 2010 World Junior Championships, beating South Korea's Kang Ji-wook in the final to become the first ever European singles player to hold the title.[4] Axelsen is a three-time European champion, having won the title in 2016, 2018 and 2022.[5]

[ariffkome]

Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan.. The badminton world is never the same after they retired.. Truly the GOAT of their generation.

[Nevrinnnn]

Even at age 35 he still manage to beat no 1 player who is 24 yo.. insane

[budimulyadi]

At 36 he still moves very fast. I doubt we will see somebody like LCW ever again

[jameschan]

Never thought i would ever see Axelson 'struggle' against an opponent ... LCW is really another level ..

[eizatabas]

lepas zaman LCW & LD. belum ada lg player yg boleh konsisten placing shuttle kt baseline dgn tepat. hanya dpt tgk zaman dua2 legend ni ja. walaupun dh berusia, skill diaorg mmg tiada bandingan + gameplay yg sedap utk tonton 🔥

[shiishinchiu]

I want to see LD and LCW play again. They're both GOATS.

[IsziIsaac]

Axelsen is so luxky..He climb his way up facing legend like lindan n leechongwei.. Those two are so consistent.. Like a wall that need to hammer down... Theres no men single player that make that kind of impact nowadays..

[mohdamirhafiz]

Legendary footwork and explosive power at the age of 36.. currently 2023 no player on par with lcw

[wisdomtales]

Axelson was helpless here..The biggest difference is LCW's ultra strong defense which basically tarnished any confidence of axelson to play attacking games by using his smash...

[taiteakawlni]

LCW would be my hero ever in Badminton world.. his moves, actions and play is different.. he was created for badminton

[azad]

Beating a young world's number 1 at retirement age in a straight set is insane.

[Rooivalk]

Semasa di zaman kemuncak kehebatan Lin Dan=LD & Lee Chong Wei=LCW,
LD pernah berkata :
'Hanya LCW sahaja yang boleh memberi cabaran sengit & boleh mengalahkannya.
Pemain lain tidak dapat beri cabaran sengit kepadanya apatah lagi untuk mengalahkannya'

[JeffHamiltonjdjtc]

I miss watching LCW play. I do watch some of his old games, still.

[arefahmed]

During this time(just before his retirement) LCW once again became the beast he was in his twenties! I was really hopeful to see him in the tokyo Olympics. But..

[sandeeppradhan]

LCW is truly a legend, my Idol of Badminton 🙌🙌

[mohdariff]

LCY should be appointed as national Coach because he had a great game during his times. He can pass his experience as player under few coaches. With this combination, no doubt he can produce many talented players.

[soyanchd]

Let get this straight. When LCW retired, he was the undisputed best player on the circuit. This isn’t even funny, the guy was an absolute monster and was still dominating. The next LCW isn’t born yet.

People are impressed with LKY and Ginting speed never seen LCW play. He was out of this world

The GOAT 👑

[amberxIaoAya]

LCW is god tier level, the lighting speed is superb

[barberismeable]

"People always said that LCW has GOAT footwork. Now, when I look closely, I understand. You can see how smooth and synchronized his footwork is. Viktor's is less smooth. It's like an engine with fully synthetic oil—when everything is smooth, he can move faster. That's why LCW can defend against most of his opponents' full smashes."

[hoangbui]

A ấy là niềm tự hào của cầu lông Malaysia 🇲🇾