ah ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁thus ▁breaking ▁the ▁record ▁of ▁six ▁consecutive ▁titles ▁set ▁by ▁Mis b un ▁Side k . ▁Lee ▁ended ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁a ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁Super ▁Series ▁Masters ▁Final s . ▁However , ▁Lin ▁Dan ▁and ▁China ' s ▁other ▁top ▁players ▁did ▁not ▁comp ete , ▁their ▁association ▁cit ing ▁inj uries ▁and ▁fat igue . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Lee ▁Ch ong ▁Wei ▁started ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁with ▁his ▁fifth ▁Malays ia ▁Open ▁title . ▁He ▁failed ▁to ▁secure ▁his ▁first ▁Korea ▁Open ▁and ▁All ▁England ▁Open ▁title ▁despite ▁march ing ▁into ▁the ▁final . ▁However , ▁he ▁secured ▁his ▁second ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Open ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Bas el , ▁defe ating ▁Lin ▁Dan ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁and ▁mark ing ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁final s ▁against ▁the ▁Chinese ▁oppon ent ▁outside ▁home ▁tur f . ▁Next , ▁Lee ▁was ▁surprising ly ▁defeated ▁by ▁Chen ▁Long ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁the ▁India ▁Open . ▁He ▁c ited ▁the ▁loss ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁food ▁poison ing ▁and ▁ins isted ▁the ▁authorities ▁improve ▁the ▁conditions ▁before ▁the ▁World ▁Championships . ▁In ▁May , ▁Lee ▁helped ▁Malays ia ▁reach ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁of ▁the ▁Sud ir man ▁Cup , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁national ▁history , ▁despite ▁his ▁un be aten ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁tournament ▁being ▁blow n ▁out ▁by ▁Lin ▁Dan . ▁He ▁won ▁another ▁two ▁titles ▁in ▁June