, ▁the ▁Indones ia ▁Open ▁and ▁the ▁Malays ia ▁Open ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Gold , ▁despite ▁failing ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁Singapore ▁Open ▁title ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁N gu yen ▁T ien ▁Min h ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁ ▁Lee ▁k icked ▁off ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁defeat ▁by ▁Sony ▁D wi ▁Kun cor o ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁meets , ▁but ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Mac au ▁Open ▁in ▁August . ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁semi - final ▁in ▁the ▁China ▁Masters , ▁but ▁once ▁again ▁failed ▁to ▁beat ▁his ▁all ▁time ▁rival ▁Lin ▁Dan . ▁Then , ▁Lee ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Japan ▁Open . ▁He ▁only ▁managed ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁Open , ▁before ▁winning ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Open ▁in ▁November . ▁His ▁incons ist ency ▁saw ▁him ▁t umble ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁China ▁Open . ▁In ▁December , ▁Lee ▁def ended ▁his ▁Super ▁Series ▁Masters ▁Final s ▁title , ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁competition ▁played ▁without ▁the ▁top ▁bad m inton ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Lee ▁started ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁all ▁events ▁he ▁took ▁part , ▁his ▁first ▁tre ble ▁in ▁the ▁Super ▁Series ▁titles . ▁He ▁gained ▁his ▁first ▁ever ▁Korea ▁Open ▁crown , ▁sixth ▁Malays ia ▁Open , ▁and ▁defeated ▁Ken ichi ▁T ago ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁oldest ▁and ▁pr estig ious ▁bad m inton ▁championship ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁All ▁England ▁Open , ▁his ▁first ▁since ▁he ▁took