▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁China ▁Open ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Open , ▁despite ▁his ▁kne e ▁injury ▁ha un ting ▁him ▁on ▁both ▁occasions . ▁Lee ▁won ▁all ▁matches ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Sud ir man ▁Cup ▁in ▁June , ▁despite ▁Malays ia ▁finishing ▁just ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁Lee ' s ▁low ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Championships , ▁despite ▁the ▁tournament ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁home ▁crowd ▁and ▁his ▁solid ▁performance ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁by ▁Indones ia ' s ▁Sony ▁D wi ▁Kun cor o . ▁Lee ▁critic ised ▁the ▁chief ▁coach , ▁Y ap ▁Kim ▁H ock ▁for ▁tre ating ▁him ▁ind iffer ently ▁and ▁putting ▁pressure ▁on ▁him ▁before ▁the ▁world ▁champion ships . ▁While ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁Bad m inton ▁Association ▁of ▁Malays ia , ▁Dat uk ▁Nad z mi ▁Moh d ▁S alle h ▁encourag ed ▁Lee ▁and ▁the ▁chief ▁coach , ▁Y ap ▁Kim ▁H ock ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁relationship . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁Lee ▁k icked ▁off ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁with ▁success , ▁capt uring ▁his ▁fourth ▁Malays ia ▁Open ▁title ▁in ▁five ▁years . ▁However , ▁Lee ▁only ▁captured ▁one ▁other ▁title ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Open , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁tournament ▁in ▁his ▁pre - O lymp ic ▁prepar ations . ▁Other ▁tournament s ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁were ▁th ▁Korea ▁Open ; ▁the ▁All ▁England ▁Open ; ▁the