▁titles . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁In ▁January , ▁Lee ▁won ▁his ▁fifth ▁Malays ia ▁Masters ▁title . ▁In ▁March , ▁Lee ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁All ▁England ▁Open , ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁India ▁Open . ▁In ▁April , ▁Lee ▁won ▁his ▁ 1 1 th ▁Malays ia ▁Open ▁title , ▁then ▁followed ▁by ▁his ▁second ▁Bad m inton ▁Asia ▁Championships ▁title . ▁At ▁the ▁Thomas ▁Cup ▁in ▁May , ▁Malays ia ▁lost ▁to ▁event ual ▁w inners ▁Den mark ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁despite ▁Lee ▁winning ▁all ▁the ▁matches ▁he ▁cont ested ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁In ▁June , ▁Lee ▁won ▁his ▁ 6 th ▁and ▁record - equal ing ▁Indones ia ▁Open ▁title , ▁becoming ▁the ▁third ▁sh utt ler ▁and ▁first ▁non - Ind ones ian ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁title ▁six ▁times . ▁He ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁but ▁with d rew ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁mus cle ▁injury . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Lee ▁led ▁the ▁Malays ia ▁cont ing ent ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁In ▁the ▁men ' s ▁singles ▁competition ▁he ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁final , ▁defe ating ▁his ▁long time ▁rival ▁Lin ▁Dan ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals ▁in ▁a ▁domin ating ▁performance . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Chen ▁Long ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁his ▁third ▁success ive ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁