by Chen Jin of China in the bronze-medal playoff. Retirement and comeback After the 2008 Olympics, Lee announced his retirement from international badminton and only competed in national competitions. However, in April 2010 he came out of retirement after much persuasion from the coach and teammates to fill the void of singles players in the Korean national squad. In May 2010, Lee participated in the 2010 Thomas Cup and played in two singles matches. 2012 Summer Olympics Lee lost to Chinese Chen Long in the badminton bronze-medal playoff on 5 August 2012. 2019 Lee who joined the Miryang City Hall team since 2018, decided to retire from the team on 22 November 2019. Achievements World Championships Men's singles Asian Games Men's singles Asian Championships Men's singles Asian Junior Championships Boys' singles BWF World Tour (1 title) The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. Men's singles BWF Superseries (1 title, 3 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end. Men's singles BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament BWF Grand Prix (18 titles, 11 runners-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. Men's singles BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up) Men's singles BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament References External links 1980 births Living people Badminton players from Seoul South Korean male badminton players Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Badminton