▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁st ret cher ed ▁to ▁hospital . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁World ▁Championships ▁Lee ▁participated ▁in ▁four ▁Super ▁Series ▁tournament s . ▁First , ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁Japan ▁Open ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁time . ▁Then ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Den mark ▁Open ▁and ▁semif inal ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Open , ▁and ▁triumph ed ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Open . ▁ ▁Lee ▁won ▁a ▁record ▁fourth ▁Masters ▁Final s ▁title , ▁the ▁season ▁ending ▁Super ▁Series ▁tournament . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁In ▁January , ▁Lee ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁Korea ▁Open ▁to ▁Chen ▁Long , ▁his ▁fourth ▁straight ▁defeat ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese . ▁He ▁recorded ▁his ▁t enth ▁Malays ia ▁Open ▁title ▁a ▁week ▁later . ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁triumph , ▁he ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁last ▁Malays ia ▁Open ▁out ing , ▁as ▁he ▁would ▁assess ▁his ▁condition ▁after ▁the ▁Asian ▁Games ▁and ▁might ▁ret ire ▁if ▁the ▁results ▁were ▁not ▁good . ▁ ▁However , ▁his ▁form ▁improved ▁and ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁third ▁All ▁England ▁Open ▁and ▁India ▁Open ▁titles , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁Simon ▁Sant oso ▁in ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Open . ▁In ▁the ▁Thomas ▁Cup , ▁Lee ▁won ▁every ▁match ▁he ▁played . ▁Malays ia ▁reached ▁the ▁final s , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Japan ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 – 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁June , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Japan ▁Open ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁year ▁and ▁fifth ▁time ▁overall . ▁He ▁then