Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei says he regards China’s Lin Dan as the greatest badminton player ever in a recent Facebook live session, the Badminton World Federation said on Thursday. “You have to say it’s Lin Dan,” the former world No. 1 replied to who was the greatest shuttler of all time by Malaysia’s former Deputy Sports Minister Steven Sim. “He’s a legend. His titles speak for themselves. We have to salute him,” Lee explained. The rivalry Lee and Lin shared was believed by many as the greatest in men’s singles history. Lin possesses a better head-to-head record with 28 wins from 40 duels, including two victories in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic finals and two in the World Championship title matches (2011 and 2013).
