▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁Korea ▁Open . ▁In ▁a ▁repeat ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁final , ▁he ▁a ven ged ▁his ▁loss ▁to ▁Lin ▁Dan ▁by ▁defe ating ▁him ▁in ▁three ▁sets . ▁A ▁week ▁later , ▁he ▁captured ▁his ▁fifth ▁straight ▁and ▁e ighth ▁Malays ia ▁Open ▁title , ▁thus ▁equ alling ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁home ▁titles ▁held ▁by ▁W ong ▁P eng ▁So on ▁who ▁won ▁them ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁March , ▁Lee ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁All ▁England ▁Open ▁when ▁he ▁bow ed ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁game ▁after ▁receiving ▁medical ▁help ▁on ▁three ▁occasions . ▁This ▁also ▁dashed ▁Lee ' s ▁hopes ▁of ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁to ▁win ▁three ▁success ive ▁All ▁England ▁Open ▁titles . ▁In ▁April , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁South ▁Korean ▁Sh on ▁W an - ho ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁India ▁Open , ▁but ▁retained ▁his ▁Malays ia ▁Open ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Gold ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁in ▁May . ▁Lee ▁was ▁out ▁for ▁three ▁to ▁four ▁weeks ▁after ▁suffering ▁an ▁an k le ▁injury ▁during ▁the ▁Thomas ▁Cup ▁Group ▁C ▁tie ▁against ▁Den mark . ▁ ▁Lee ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁after ▁recover ing ▁from ▁his ▁injury ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁He ▁closely ▁beat ▁Ville ▁L ång ▁of ▁Finland ▁in ▁rub ber ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁and ▁bl amed ▁pressure ▁for ▁the ▁close ▁defeat