▁to ▁the ▁final s ▁of ▁the ▁Japan ▁Open , ▁the ▁Mac au ▁Open ▁and ▁the ▁China ▁Open , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Sony ▁D wi ▁Kun cor o , ▁T auf ik ▁H iday at , ▁and ▁Lin ▁Dan ▁respectively . ▁In ▁the ▁French ▁Open ▁Lee ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁His ▁coach , ▁Mis b un ▁Side k , ▁c ited ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁being ▁ranked ▁world ▁number ▁one ▁to ▁explain ▁Lee ' s ▁recent ▁failure ▁to ▁capture ▁a ▁title . ▁ ▁Lee ▁ended ▁his ▁last ▁Super ▁Series ▁tournament ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Open , ▁with ▁a ▁sudden ▁withdraw al ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury , ▁conced ing ▁a ▁walk over ▁to ▁Germany ’ s ▁Marc ▁Z wie b ler . ▁His ▁last ▁minute ▁withdraw al ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁media ▁tag ging ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁" weak est ▁world ▁number ▁one ". ▁The ▁Chinese ▁media ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁three ▁factors ▁had ▁ham per ed ▁Lee ' s ▁performance ▁since ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games : ▁the ▁stress ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁final , ▁a ▁ph ob ia ▁of ▁Lin ▁Dan ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁l ops ided ▁Olympic ▁defeat ▁at ▁Lin ' s ▁hands , ▁and ▁( echo ing ▁Mis b un ▁Side k ' s ▁conject ure ) ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁world ▁number ▁one . ▁ ▁Despite ▁Lee ' s ▁difficulties ▁in ▁international ▁play , ▁he ▁recorded ▁his ▁sevent h ▁consecutive ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Bad m inton ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Final ▁in ▁K ed