▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁In ▁October , ▁he ▁helped ▁Malays ia ▁to ▁beat ▁India ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁mixed ▁team ▁event , ▁then ▁he ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁his ▁gold ▁medal ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁singles ▁event ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁following ▁month ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Asian ▁Games . ▁Despite ▁be ating ▁reign ing ▁World ▁Champion ▁Chen ▁Jin ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final , ▁Lee ▁once ▁again ▁t asted ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁his ▁great ▁rival , ▁Lin ▁Dan , ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁At ▁season ' s ▁end , ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁consecutive ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Open ▁title , ▁and ▁third ▁consecutive ▁Super ▁Series ▁Master ▁Final s ▁title , ▁where ▁the ▁tournament ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁In ▁January , ▁Lee ▁won ▁his ▁sevent h ▁Malays ia ▁Open ▁title ▁by ▁defe ating ▁T auf ik ▁H iday at ▁from ▁Indones ia ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁However , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁Korea ▁Open ▁title , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁million - d ollar ▁bad m inton ▁tournament , ▁after ▁being ▁be aten ▁by ▁Lin ▁Dan ▁from ▁China ▁in ▁three ▁games . ▁In ▁March , ▁Lee ▁cru ised ▁into ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁England ▁Open ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁time ▁and ▁retained ▁his ▁title ▁successfully ▁with ▁a ▁convin cing ▁straight ▁games ▁victory ▁over ▁Lin ▁Dan , ▁and ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁prime