Lee Chong Wei
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Lee Chong Wei is a legendary Malaysian badminton player widely regarded as one of the sport’s greatest singles shuttlers, known for his long reign as world No. 1 and multiple Olympic and World Championship medals.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lee Chong Wei canonical | 9 |
| Chong Wei | 1 |
| Lee Chong Wei (multiple silver medals) | 1 |
| Lee Chong Wei: Rise of the Legend | 1 |
| 李宗伟 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10120246 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Lee Chong Wei Context triple: [Malaysia national badminton team, hasNotablePlayer, Lee Chong Wei]
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A.
Chen Long
Chen Long is a Chinese badminton player renowned for winning multiple world titles and an Olympic gold medal in men's singles.
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B.
Ma Long
Ma Long is a Chinese table tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history, with multiple Olympic and World Championship titles.
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C.
Jalani Sidek
Jalani Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton player, best known as one of the renowned Sidek brothers who significantly contributed to Malaysia’s dominance in the sport during the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Razif Sidek
Razif Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton star and member of the renowned Sidek brothers, celebrated for his achievements in international doubles competition.
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E.
Victor Koo
Victor Koo is a Chinese entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Youku, one of China’s leading online video platforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lee Chong Wei Target entity description: Lee Chong Wei is a legendary Malaysian badminton player widely regarded as one of the sport’s greatest singles shuttlers, known for his long reign as world No. 1 and multiple Olympic and World Championship medals.
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A.
Chen Long
Chen Long is a Chinese badminton player renowned for winning multiple world titles and an Olympic gold medal in men's singles.
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B.
Ma Long
Ma Long is a Chinese table tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history, with multiple Olympic and World Championship titles.
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C.
Jalani Sidek
Jalani Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton player, best known as one of the renowned Sidek brothers who significantly contributed to Malaysia’s dominance in the sport during the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Razif Sidek
Razif Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton star and member of the renowned Sidek brothers, celebrated for his achievements in international doubles competition.
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E.
Victor Koo
Victor Koo is a Chinese entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Youku, one of China’s leading online video platforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malaysian badminton player
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Olympic badminton player ⓘ badminton player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| AllEnglandOpenTitle |
2010 men's singles champion
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2011 men's singles champion ⓘ 2014 men's singles champion ⓘ |
| autobiography | Dare to be a Champion ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1982-10-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia ⓘ |
| BWFHallOfFameInductionYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| BWFId | B4C642CF-5F5A-4C33-8C0E-9F1C3A1C5C7B ⓘ |
| careerStart | 2000 ⓘ |
| coach |
Misbun Sidek
ⓘ
Tey Seu Bock ⓘ |
| CommonwealthGamesGold |
men's singles 2006 Commonwealth Games
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men's singles 2010 Commonwealth Games ⓘ men's singles 2014 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| CommonwealthGamesParticipation |
2006 Commonwealth Games
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2010 Commonwealth Games ⓘ 2014 Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| consecutiveWeeksAtWorldNumberOne | 199 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Malaysia ⓘ |
| diagnosedWith | nasal cancer ⓘ |
| diagnosisDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Malaysian Chinese
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Malaysians
|
| event | men's singles ⓘ |
| familyName | Lee ⓘ |
| fullName | Lee Chong Wei ⓘ |
| givenName |
Chong Wei
ⓘ
linked to:
Lee Chong Wei
|
| hallOfFame | BWF Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ |
| handedness | right-handed ⓘ |
| heldWorldNumberOneFrom | 2008 ⓘ |
| heldWorldNumberOneUntil | 2017 ⓘ |
| honour |
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM)
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Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) ⓘ Datukship from Malaysian government ⓘ title 'Datuk Wira' from Malacca ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deceptive net play
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long reign as world No. 1 in men's singles ⓘ speed and agility on court ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Malay ⓘ Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 2012-11-09 ⓘ |
| nativeName |
李宗伟
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linked to:
Lee Chong Wei
|
| notableRival |
Chen Long
ⓘ
Lin Dan ⓘ Taufik Hidayat ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesParticipation |
2004 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ 2012 Summer Olympics ⓘ
linked to:
Summer Olympics 2012
2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
silver medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics men's singles
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silver medal at 2012 London Olympics men's singles ⓘ silver medal at 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics men's singles ⓘ |
| playsForNationalTeam | Malaysia ⓘ |
| reasonForRetirement | health concerns related to nasal cancer ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 2019-06-13 ⓘ |
| sport | badminton ⓘ |
| spouse | Wong Mew Choo ⓘ |
| subjectOfFilm |
Lee Chong Wei: Rise of the Legend
ⓘ
linked to:
Lee Chong Wei
|
| SudirmanCupParticipation | Malaysia national team member ⓘ |
| ThomasCupParticipation | Malaysia national team member ⓘ |
| weeksAtWorldNumberOne | 349 ⓘ |
| WorldChampionshipsMedal |
silver medal at 2011 BWF World Championships men's singles
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silver medal at 2013 BWF World Championships men's singles ⓘ silver medal at 2015 BWF World Championships men's singles ⓘ |
| worldNumberOneInBadminton | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lee Chong Wei Description of subject: Lee Chong Wei is a legendary Malaysian badminton player widely regarded as one of the sport’s greatest singles shuttlers, known for his long reign as world No. 1 and multiple Olympic and World Championship medals.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lee Chong Wei
linked to: Lee Chong Wei
linked to: Lee Chong Wei
linked to: Lee Chong Wei
subject linked to:
Datuk Mohmed Misbun bin Mohd Sidek