▁In ▁September , ▁Lee ▁won ▁his ▁sixth ▁Japan ▁Open ▁title . ▁Since ▁then , ▁Lee ▁has ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁any ▁tournament ▁he ▁participated ▁in : ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁Den mark ▁Open , ▁pulled ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁Open ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁ham string ▁injury , ▁and ▁ended ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁stage ▁exit ▁in ▁the ▁Super ▁Series ▁Final s . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁He ▁started ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season ▁with ▁his ▁fourth ▁win ▁in ▁All ▁England ▁Open . ▁He ▁nearly ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁tournament ▁after ▁te aring ▁the ▁med ial ▁coll ater al ▁lig ament ▁during ▁a ▁training ▁session ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁Academy ▁Bad m inton ▁Malays ia ▁( AB M ), ▁this ▁caused ▁his ▁fe ud ▁with ▁technical ▁director ▁Mort en ▁F rost , ▁as ▁F rost ▁was ▁not ▁re cept ive ▁to ▁his ▁compla int , ▁asking ▁for ▁the ▁sli pp ery ▁m ats ▁to ▁be ▁replaced . ▁Lee ▁lost ▁to ▁Lin ▁Dan ▁for ▁two ▁consecutive ▁tournament s , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁Open , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁semif inals ▁of ▁Bad m inton ▁Asia ▁Championships . ▁ ▁In ▁May , ▁Lee ▁won ▁all ▁the ▁matches ▁he ▁cont ested ▁during ▁the ▁Sud ir man ▁Cup . ▁A ▁month ▁after , ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁Open . ▁In ▁August , ▁Lee ▁was ▁ups et ▁by ▁Br ice ▁Le ver de z ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Championships ,