Note: the season final was referred to as BWF World Tour Finals (from 2018) and BWF Super Series Masters Final (2008-2017), as well as HSBC World Tour Final. From 1983 to 2001 the season finals were called The World Badminton Grand Prix Finals. Get more like this, subscribe to the Global Badminton Community Newsletter
112008-2010 3 consecutive wins for Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia
2008: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
2009: Johor Bahru, Malaysia
2010: New Taipei, Taiwan
In 2010, Lee Chong Wei faced Boonsak Ponsana in the semifinal. The other semifinal was against Denmark’s Peter Gade and China’s Chen Long. Having won his semifinal, Lee Chong Wei massacred Peter Gade in the final to win his third super series final in a row.
In 2009, Lee Chong Wei was up against Denmark’s Peter Gade in the semifinal. The other semifinal was a match between Bao Chunlai of China and Park Sung-hwan of Korea. In the final LCW beat Park Sung-hwan to win his second super series title.
In 2008, Lee Chong Wei was very convincing, winning his semifinal against legendary Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia. The other semifinal was a match between Peter Gade of Denmark and Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia. The Dane and LCW were to play for the title. Lee won by a huge margin.
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